What's the difference between bullition and ebullition?

Bullition


Definition:

  • (v. i.) The action of boiling; boiling. [Obs.] See Ebullition.

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  • (1) High-velocity bullits can cause severe blast injuries with shattering and defects of the large bones.

Ebullition


Definition:

  • (n.) A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.
  • (n.) Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aeriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali.
  • (n.) A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper.

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