intromission
Noun
-
The act of putting one thing into another (synset 100321678)
is a type of: movement - the act of changing the location of somethingsubtypes:
- cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation - the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
- instillation, instillment, instilment - the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
- enclosing, enclosure, envelopment, inclosure - the act of enclosing something inside something else
- injection - the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
- blood transfusion, transfusion - the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
- perfusion - pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)
same as: insertion, introduction
Found on Word Lists
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing