imbibition

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The formation of the elementary shapes of an organism is but a crystallization of substances capable of imbibition.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

The glands secrete a yellowish viscid fluid, by *The distinction between true absorption and mere permeation, or imbibition, is by no means clearly understood: see Mller's 'Physiology,' Eng. translat.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

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 scent of Thelephora fastidiosa is bad enough, but, like that of Coprinus picaceus, it is probably derived from the imbibition of the ordure on which it is developed.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

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.