imbibitional, a.
(ɪmbɪˈbɪʃənəl)
[f. imbibition + -al.]
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from imbibition.
| 1916 Science 6 Oct. 502/2 (heading) Imbibitional swelling of plants and colloidal mixtures. 1924 Jrnl. Agric. Sci. XIV. 204 (heading) Remarks and observations on imbibitional soil moisture. 1931 E. C. Miller Plant Physiol. iv. 166 Very strong imbibitional forces may be developed within the plant even when the cell walls and protoplasm contain considerable water. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 331/2 In the early stages of water absorption by the barley grain,..the imbibitional pressure may reach 900 atm. |