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bullition

bullition noun: the action of boiling.

Noun

bullition (plural bullitions)

  1. (obsolete) The action of boiling.
    • There is to be observed in those dissolutions which will not easily incorporate, what the effects are : as the bullition ; the precipitation to the bottom; the ejaculation towards the top […]a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Articles of Questions touching Mi∣nerals

Forms of bullition

pluralbullitions

Origin of bullition

From Latin bullire, bullitum (“to boil”). See boil (verb) and ebullition.

Questions about bullition

What does bullition mean?
Bullition means the action of boiling.
What part of speech is bullition?
Bullition is a noun.
What is the plural of bullition?
The plural of bullition is bullitions.

Words near bullition in the dictionary

  1. bullishness
  2. Bullism
  3. bullisome
  4. bullist
  5. bullists
  6. bullition
  7. bullitions
  8. Bullitt
  9. Bullitt County
  10. Bullivant
  11. bulljowler

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