imbibition

Example Sentences

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The pellicle prevents imbibition, diffusion, and the consequent disintegration.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

A third effect of increasing acidity is that it induces increased imbibition of water by the colloidal gel and causes swelling of the tissue.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

I proceeded with the imbibition of Father McPhilpin's excellent tea.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

The fluid finds its way between the epithelial cells in the deeper layers, apparently being taken into some of the superficial cells by imbibition.

From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Nance, Willis O.

If, now, we presuppose absorption or even imbibition on the part of the skin, a swelling of the nerve-ends is comprehensible, as the imbibed fluid reaches them.

From The Electric Bath by Schweig, George M.