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imbibition
imbibition (ɪmbɪˈbɪʃən) [a. F. imbibition (14th c. in Godef. Compl.), ad. L. *imbibitiōn-em, n. of action f. imbibĕre to imbibe.] The action of imbibing (in the various senses of the vb.). † 1. Soaking or saturation with liquid, steeping or solution in liquid; combination of solid and liquid by this...
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Imbibition
Dry seeds germinate in part by imbibition. Imbibition can also control circadian rhythms in Arabidopsis thaliana and (probably) other plants. The Amott test employs imbibition.
Proteins have high imbibition capacities, so proteinaceous pea seeds swell more than starchy wheat seeds.
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imbibitional
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....
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Quick water imbibition
Water imbibition takes half the time for material that floats with half its area above the water surface when they Imbibition of water through the membrane of the seed shell is the first step in the germination process in most seeds.
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imbibation
imbiˈbation erron. f. imbibition.1826 Blackw. Mag. XIX. 659 Preferable for forenoon imbibation. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spir. W. 325 It lived, henceforth, by simple imbibation, upon the elaborated juices of its host.
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Scarification (botany)
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Hot water
The imbibition of water through seed shell membrane is affected by water temperature. After the seeds have been expelled through defecation they are not only pre-packaged in plant nutrient-rich faeces but also more susceptible to imbibition
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spongiosis
spongiosis Path. (spʌndʒɪˈəʊsɪs) [f. spongio- + -osis.] † a. (See quot. 1907.) Obs. b. Accumulation of fluid between the cells of the epidermis.1907 A. Whitfield Skin Dis. & their Treatm. xi. 172 Some of the epithelial cells become swollen from the imbibition of the plasma, and the condition thus pr...
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Ceration
It is performed by continuously adding a liquid by imbibition to a hard, dry substance while it is heated.
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Amott test
The method combines two spontaneous imbibition measurements and two forced displacement measurements. process, is the irreducible water saturation and is the residual oil saturation after imbibition.
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œdometer
œdometer (iːˈdɒmɪtə(r)) Also (rare) ödometer. [f. Gr. οἴδ-ηµα swelling, swollen condition + -ometer.] A device for measuring the swelling of a gel when water is absorbed or the compressibility of soil.1915 W. W. Taylor Chem. Colloids xi. 158 Reinke used the oedometer, by means of which he measured t...
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Rise in core
Thus, a mass change of a core sample due to water imbibition is equal to a mass change of a core sample due to oil imbibition, because water or oil penetration Relative saturation as well as mass of core samples starts to change during imbibition.
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madefaction
madefaction Now rare or Obs. (mædɪˈfækʃən) [a. F. madéfaction, ad. L. madefactiōn-em, n. of action f. madefacĕre: see madefy.] A wetting; the action or process of making wet or moist.1581 E. Campion in Confer. 111. (1584) U iij, If it please God to take away the substance of water, and leaue the qua...
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Dye-transfer process
Imbibition printing was initially in monochrome. Process 3 used an imbibition process pioneered by the Handschiegl color process, which had been created in 1916 for Cecil B.
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sand-heat
ˈsand-heat [sand n.2] Heat applied by means of heated sand; also = sand-bath 1.1610 B. Jonson Alch. ii. iii, I meane to tinct C. in sand-heat, to morrow, And giue him imbibition. 1677 W. Harris tr. Lemery's Course Chem. 317 You may distil the Spirit on a Sand-heat. 1746 R. James Moufet's Health's Im...
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Syneresis (chemistry)
The opposite process of syneresis is imbibition, which is the process of a material absorbing water molecules from the surroundings. Alginate is also an example of imbibition because it will absorb water if soaked in it.
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