imbibition

listen to the pronunciation of imbibition
Englisch - Englisch
(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
{i} drinking; absorption; taking in, receiving
The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons
the act of consuming liquids
the act of imbibing
imbibe
To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages)
imbibe
To take in; as, to imbibe knowledge
imbibe
to drink or take in
ımbibition
{n} the act of drinking or sucking in
imbibe
take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
imbibe
receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
imbibe
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
imbibe
take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
imbibe
If you imbibe ideas or arguments, you listen to them, accept them, and believe that they are right or true. As a clergyman's son he'd imbibed a set of mystical beliefs from the cradle. = absorb
imbibe
receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles
imbibe
To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture
imbibe
{f} drink; absorb; take in
imbibe
To saturate; to imbue
imbibe
To imbibe alcohol means to drink it. They were used to imbibing enormous quantities of alcohol No one believes that current nondrinkers should be encouraged to start imbibing
imbibe
To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors
imbibition
Favoriten