— 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 ]