Imbibition
//ɪm.bɪˈbɪ.ʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of imbibing. countable, uncountable
"For beſide the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without; For gentle ſhowrs refreſh plants, though they enter not their roots; […]"
- 2 the act of consuming liquids wordnet
- 3 (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel wordnet
Example
More examples"For beſide the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without; For gentle ſhowrs refreſh plants, though they enter not their roots; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English imbibicion, inbibicioun, from Middle French imbibicion. By surface analysis, imbibe + -ition.
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