Definitions for imbibitionˌɪm bəˈbɪʃ ən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

im•bi•bi•tionˌɪm bəˈbɪʃ ən(n.)

  1. the act of imbibing.

  2. the absorption of solvent by a gel.

    Category: Chemistry

im`bi•bi′tion•al(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. imbibition(noun)

    (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel

  2. drinking, imbibing, imbibition(noun)

    the act of consuming liquids

Wiktionary

  1. imbibition(Noun)

    the act of imbibing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Imbibition(noun)

    the act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons


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