- Main Entry:
- im·bi·bi·tion

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˌim-bə-ˈbish-ən\
- Function:
- noun
: the action or process of assimilating, taking into solution, or taking in liquid; especially : the taking up of fluid by a colloidal system resulting in swelling
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im·bibe \im-ˈbīb\
verb,
im·bibed im·bib·ing