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."