The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EBULLITIONS
Noun
ebullitions
plural of ebullition
Source: Wiktionary
EBULLITION
Eb`ul*li"tion, n. Etym: [F. ébullition, 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
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