Ebullition [eb-ə-LIH-shən]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, late 16th century
1. The action of bubbling or boiling.
2. A sudden outburst of emotion or violence.
Examples of ebullition in a sentence
"The professor asked lab students to heat hydrochloric acid to its ebullition point."
"When I got my college acceptance letter, I had an ebullition of tears of joy."
