imbibition

2 definitions found

imbibition - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Imbibition \Im`bi*bi"tion\, n. [Cf. F. imbibition.]
     The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the
     post-mortem imbibition of poisons. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

imbibition - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  imbibition
      n 1: (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
      2: the act of consuming liquids [syn: drinking, imbibing,
         imbibition]