Defn: A boiling up or over; effervescence. Cudworth.
EBULLIENT E*bul"lient, a. Etym: [L. ebulliens, -entis, p. pr. of ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to boil. See 1st Boil.]
Defn: Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or
excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. "Ebullient with subtlety."
De Quincey.
The ebullient enthusiasm of the French. Carlyle.
EBULLIOSCOPE
E*bul"li*o*scope, n. Etym: [L. ebullire to boil up + -scope.] (Phys.
Chem.)
Defn: An instrument for observing the boiling point of liquids, especially for determining the alcoholic strength of a mixture by the temperature at which it boils.
EBULLITION
Eb`ul*li"tion, n. Etym: [F. ébullition, 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.
2. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aëriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali. [Formerly written bullition.]
3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper.
EBURIN
Eb"ur*in, n.