Definition of "imbibition" [im•bi•bi•tion]

• The act of imbibing. (noun)
• Chemistry Absorption of fluid by a solid or colloid that results in swelling. (noun)

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• "Here is the transcription of the talk, which not only explains the process of development and imbibition printing, but also notes which color timing corrections are available at which level..."
• "Other seeds harvested at ECHO for our seedbank are dried thoroughly, but not so much that such imbibition injury is likely."
• "You risk damaging the seed by imbibition [water uptake] injury if it is sown straight from the packet into damp ground."