"The professor asked her lab students to heat hydrochloric acid to the point of ebullition."
"When I got my college acceptance letter, I had a happy ebullition with tears of joy."
"My favorite videos show dogs overcome by an ebullition as they greet their owners at the airport."
Latin, late 16th century
"Ebullition" is based on the Latin "ēbullītiō," meaning "bubbling up." There are two usages for this word. The first is a metaphorical bubbling up of emotion, where feelings can spill over into a sudden outburst called an ebullition. The second usage is the physical action of bubbling or boiling. ...
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