[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

imbibition \im`bibi"tion\, n. cf. f. imbibition.
   the act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the
   post-mortem imbibition of poisons. --bacon.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

imbibition
     n 1: chemistry the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
     2: the act of consuming liquids syn: drinking, imbibing
see also:
drinking imbibing 

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