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

Other Words From

• imbi·bition·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of imbibition¹

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

Example Sentences

The prohibition also extends to Olympic athletes, who organizers said are welcome to drink alone in their own rooms, but are otherwise barred from imbibition.

From Los Angeles Times

Favoring the British Longbow Pub and Pantry, an oak-paneled haven of sport and imbibition on a busy strip in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is a British pub through and through, from the Welsh national rugby jersey framed by the bar to the Old Speckled Hen ale in the fish-and-chips batter to the accents that ring loud off the walls during soccer broadcasts.

From New York Times

In a bibulous manner; with profuse imbibition or absorption.

From Project Gutenberg

At first an increased degree of congestion, followed by suppuration, is observed at the edges of the sloughs, which before their complete detachment may often acquire a yellow, green, or brown color from the imbibition of bile.

From Project Gutenberg

The pigmentation, which is such a common transitory sequela of the skin lesions, is due both to the imbibition of the coloring matter of the blood by the epithelia and by direct hemorrhagic exudation into both the rete and derma.

From Project Gutenberg

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