imbibition

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But the most remarkable and interesting case of this kind of action is the imbibition of oxygen by metallic platinum.

From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von

I mean to tinct C in sand-heat to-morrow, And give him imbibition.

From The Alchemist by Jonson, Ben

The most jovial of the celebrants tells of his early imbibition of red ink.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

On this depends the capacity for the absorption or imbibition in the plasm, and the mobility of its molecules, which is very important for the performance of the vital actions.

From Are the Planets Inhabited? by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

Theories are put forward, most learned theories, introducing capillary action, osmosis and cellular imbibition, to explain why the caulicle ascends and the radical descends.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander