bullition

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noun

The action of boiling.

OriginLatin bullire →
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Meanings

nounbullition (plural bullitions)

plural bullitions

  1. obsoleteThe 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

Origin

  1. Latinbullire
  2. Englishbullition

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

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APA

bullition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullition

MLA

“bullition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bullition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullition.

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