imbibition (redirected from Imbibing capacity)

imbibition /im·bi·bi·tion/ (im?bi-bish´un) absorption of a liquid.

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im·bi·bi·tion (mb-bshn)

n.

Absorption of fluid by a solid or colloid that results in swelling.

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imbibition (im´bibish´n),

n the absorption of liquid. Gel structures are particularly susceptible to imbibition.

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imbibition

absorption of a liquid.