imbibition

Other forms: imbibitions

Definitions of imbibition

1. noun

   the act of consuming liquids
   synonyms: drinking, imbibing

   types:

   gulping, guzzling, swilling

   the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

   potation

   the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)

   type of:

   consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake

   the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
2. noun

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

   absorption, soaking up

   (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid