imbibition
Americannoun
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act of imbibing.
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Physical Chemistry. the absorption of solvent by a gel.
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Photography. (in color printing) absorption of dye by gelatin, as in the dye-transfer process.
noun
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chem the absorption or adsorption of a liquid by a gel or solid
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photog the absorption of dyes by gelatine, used in some colour printing processes
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obsolete the act of imbibing
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Etymology
Origin of imbibition
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at imbibe, -ition
Example Sentences
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He proposes to support the strength by placing the patient in a tepid bath of nutritious liquids, that might enter by cutaneous imbibition, but does not recommend this.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
If, now, we presuppose absorption or even imbibition on the part of the skin, a swelling of the nerve-ends is comprehensible, as the imbibed fluid reaches them.
From The Electric Bath by George M. Schweig
But the most remarkable and interesting case of this kind of action is the imbibition of oxygen by metallic platinum.
From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Justus, Freiherr von Liebig
Surface-energy is also expressed in the powerful attractions for water exhibited in imbibition, swelling, capillarity, absorption, surface tensions, etc.
From Disease in Plants by H. Marshall Ward
The fluid finds its way between the epithelial cells in the deeper layers, apparently being taken into some of the superficial cells by imbibition.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Willis O. Nance
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