Found 2 items, similar to ebullition.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ebullition ebullition n : an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ebullition Ebullition \Eb`ul*li"tion\, n. [F. ['e]bullition, L. ebullitio, fr. ebullire. See Ebullient.] 1. A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor. [1913 Webster] 2. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an a["e]riform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali. [Formerly written bullition.] [1913 Webster] 3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper. [1913 Webster]