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
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The pellicle prevents imbibition, diffusion, and the consequent disintegration.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall
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 Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
The formation of the elementary shapes of an organism is but a crystallization of substances capable of imbibition.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
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
I mean to tinct C in sand-heat to-morrow, And give him imbibition.
From The Alchemist by Ben Jonson
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