imbibition

1. (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel (synset 113517220)
   referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
   is a 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
2. The act of consuming liquids (synset 100844789)
   is a type of: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
   subtypes:

   • gulping, guzzling, swilling - the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
   • potation - the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
   same as: drinking, imbibing

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