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imbibition

[ im-buh-bish-uhn ]

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.


imbibition

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • imbi·bition·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of imbibition1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; imbibe, -ition
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Example Sentences

This is especially the case when the imbibition of the cell wall is one-sided, and causes a bending of the cell.

The moss-capsules also empty their spores as a result of imbibition-curving (in the teeth of the openings of the spore-cases).

The campaigner spoke of a very little affecting her as if she were alluding to the imbibition of gin, or some other stimulant.

A medical friend says, his experience of them is, that with few exceptions, they are all rotten with perpetual imbibition.

At the commencement the latter is much the greater force—hence the rapid imbibition.

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