Ebullition

[,ebә'liʃәn]

Definition

(n.) A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.

(n.) Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aeriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali.

(n.) A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Boiling.[2]. Effervescence, fermentation.[3]. Burst, outburst, outbreak, fit, paroxysm.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Boiling, effervescence, outburst, paroxysm, eruption

ANT:Refrigeration, cooling, subsidence, composure

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