instillation

[in-stuh-ley-shuh n]

noun

Origin of instillation

1530–40; < Latin instillātiōn- (stem of instillātiō), equivalent to instillāt(us) past participle of instillāre to instill + -iōn- -ion

Related formspre·in·stil·la·tion, noun

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The occasion was the instillation of life into the legendary monster.
In Eastern Seas
J. J. Smith
They are easily removed with a spud or needle, after the instillation of a drop of 4% cocaine solution.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
Various
Instil a few drops of a sterile solution of cocaine, and repeat the instillation in two minutes.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique
John William Henry Eyre
If the object be a living insect it should be killed at once by the instillation of warm oil, rectified spirit, or chloroform.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
Various

1540s, from Latin instillationem (nominative instillatio) "a dropping in," noun of action from past participle stem of instillare (see instill).