Imbibition [noun]
Definition of Imbibition:
satiation
Synonyms of Imbibition:
Opposite/Antonyms of Imbibition:
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Sentence/Example of Imbibition:
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.
Constantly I have recognised the effects of cadaveric imbibition.
The authors appear to have all imbibed a juniper-berry mania—probably from the imbibition of their favourite beverage.
The endocardium may be stained from the imbibition of blood.
The pellicle prevents imbibition, diffusion, and the consequent disintegration.
There is a method of extracting silver from its ores by what is called imbibition.