Imbibition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel

the act of consuming liquids

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmbɪbˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmbɪbˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmbɪbˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmbɪbˈɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drinking imbibing

Word Forms

imbibe	verb	take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
drink	verb	take in liquids

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

bebida

(química) la absorción de un líquido por un sólido o gel

🇮🇹Italian

imbibizione

(chimica) l'assorbimento di un liquido da parte di un solido o di un gel

🇳🇱Dutch

imbibitie

(chemie) de opname van een vloeistof door een vaste stof of gel

🇵🇹Portuguese

embebição

(química) a absorção de um líquido por um sólido ou gel

🇷🇺Russian

впитывание

(химия) поглощение жидкости твердым веществом или гелем.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंत-शोषण

(रसायन विज्ञान) किसी ठोस या जेल द्वारा तरल का अवशोषण

🇧🇩Bengali

আবেগ

(রসায়ন) কঠিন বা জেল দ্বারা তরল শোষণ

🇮🇳Tamil

உட்புகுதல்

(வேதியியல்) ஒரு திடமான அல்லது ஜெல் மூலம் ஒரு திரவத்தை உறிஞ்சுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇమిబిషన్

(కెమిస్ట్రీ) ఒక ఘన లేదా జెల్ ద్వారా ద్రవం యొక్క శోషణ

🇮🇳Marathi

महत्वाकांक्षा

(रसायनशास्त्र) घन किंवा जेलद्वारे द्रवाचे शोषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભિલાષા

(રસાયણશાસ્ત્ર) ઘન અથવા જેલ દ્વારા પ્રવાહીનું શોષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಂಬಿಬಿಷನ್

(ರಸಾಯನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಘನ ಅಥವಾ ಜೆಲ್ ಮೂಲಕ ದ್ರವವನ್ನು ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇംബിബിഷൻ

(രസതന്ത്രം) ഒരു സോളിഡ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ജെൽ ഒരു ദ്രാവകം ആഗിരണം ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੱਛਾ

(ਰਸਾਇਣ) ਇੱਕ ਠੋਸ ਜਾਂ ਜੈੱਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਤਰਲ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جذبہ

(کیمسٹری) ٹھوس یا جیل کے ذریعہ مائع کا جذب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吸入

（化学）固体或凝胶对液体的吸收

🇯🇵Japanese

吸収

(化学) 固体またはゲルによる液体の吸収

🇰🇷Korean

흡수

(화학) 고체나 겔이 액체를 흡수하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hấp thụ

(hóa học) sự hấp thụ chất lỏng bằng chất rắn hoặc gel

🇹🇭Thai

การซึมซับ

(เคมี) การดูดซับของเหลวด้วยของแข็งหรือเจล

🇮🇩Indonesian

imbibisi

(Kimia) penyerapan cairan oleh padatan atau gel

🇵🇭Filipino

imbibisyo

(chemistry) ang pagsipsip ng isang likido ng isang solid o gel

🇲🇾Malay

imbibisi

(kimia) penyerapan cecair oleh pepejal atau gel

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشرب

(كيمياء) امتصاص السائل بواسطة مادة صلبة أو هلامية

🇮🇷Persian

جذب

(شیمی) جذب مایع توسط یک جامد یا ژل

🇹🇷Turkish

içki içme

(kimya) bir sıvının bir katı veya jel tarafından emilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אימביציה

(כימיה) ספיגת נוזל על ידי מוצק או ג'ל

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