The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   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.]
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   3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an
      ebullition of anger or ill temper.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bullition \Bul*li"tion\, n. [L. bullire, bullitum, to boil. See
   Boil, v. i.]
   The action of boiling; boiling. [Obs.] See Ebullition.
   --Bacon.
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