imbibition [
,imbi'biʃәn]
n. 吸入, 吸取
[化] 浸润
[医] 浸渗, 吸取(液体)
imbibition[ noun ]- (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
<noun.process>
- the act of consuming liquids
<noun.act>
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.