Subingression
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of ingressing or entering subtly or unobservedly. obsolete, uncountable
"[T]vvo very volatile Liquors, vvhich being gently put together are as clear as Rock-vvater, and yet vvill almoſt in a moment, vvithout the ſub-ingreſſion of Air to turn them into Bubbles, ſo alter the diſpoſition of their inſenſible parts, as to become a vvhite and conſiſtent Body."
Example
More examples"[T]vvo very volatile Liquors, vvhich being gently put together are as clear as Rock-vvater, and yet vvill almoſt in a moment, vvithout the ſub-ingreſſion of Air to turn them into Bubbles, ſo alter the diſpoſition of their inſenſible parts, as to become a vvhite and conſiſtent Body."
Etymology
From sub- + ingression.
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