imbibition
English Thesaurus
1. the act of consuming liquids (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake, |
| definition | : | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | potation, |
| definition | : | the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink) (noun.act) |
2. (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
3. the act of consuming liquids (noun.act)
4. (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel (noun.process)
| derivation | : | assimilate, imbibe, |
| definition | : | take (gas, light or heat) into a solution (verb.contact) |
5. the act of consuming liquids (noun.act)
6. (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel (noun.process)
| derivation | : | assimilate, imbibe, |
| definition | : | take (gas, light or heat) into a solution (verb.contact) |
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