imbibition

American  

[im-buh-bish-uhn] / ˌɪm bəˈbɪʃ ən /

noun

1. act of imbibing.

2. Physical Chemistry. the absorption of solvent by a gel.

3. Photography. (in color printing) absorption of dye by gelatin, as in the dye-transfer process.

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imbibition British  

/ ˌɪmbɪˈbɪʃən /

noun

1. chem the absorption or adsorption of a liquid by a gel or solid

2. photog the absorption of dyes by gelatine, used in some colour printing processes

3. obsolete the act of imbibing

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Other Word Forms

• imbibitional adjective

Etymology

Origin of imbibition

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at imbibe, -ition

Example Sentences

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

I proceeded with the imbibition of Father McPhilpin's excellent tea.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

I mean to tinct C in sand-heat to-morrow, And give him imbibition.

From The Alchemist by Jonson, Ben

A division is sometimes made into Mandibulate and Haustellate groups, the oral apparatus of the former being adapted for mastication, the latter for imbibition of liquid food.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

Theories are put forward, most learned theories, introducing capillary action, osmosis and cellular imbibition, to explain why the caulicle ascends and the radical descends.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

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