imbibition

US: (im′bə bish′ən)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•bi•bi•tion  (im′bə bish′ən), n. 

1. act of imbibing.
2. [Physical Chem.] the absorption of solvent by a gel.
3. Photography (in color printing) absorption of dye by gelatin, as in the dye-transfer process.

• 1425–75; late Middle English; see imbibe, -ition

im′bi•bi′tion•al, adj.