IMBIBITION


Meaning of IMBIBITION in English

— imbibitional , adj.

/im'beuh bish"euhn/ , n.

1. act of imbibing.

2. Physical Chem. the absorption of solvent by a gel.

3. Photog. (in color printing) absorption of dye by gelatin, as in the dye-transfer process.

[ 1425-75; late ME; see IMBIBE, -ITION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .