Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
EBULLITION
effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
(noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ebullition (plural ebullitions)
The act of boiling.
Synonym: ebullience
A sudden emotional outburst.
Synonym: ebullience
Source: Wiktionary
Eb`ul*li"tion, n. Etym: [F. Ă©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.
2. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aëriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali. [Formerly written bullition.]
3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
4 April 2025
GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee Trivia
