water of imbibition

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• Imbibition — is defined as the displacement of one fluid by another immiscible fluid. This process is controlled and affected by a variety of factors. The capillary number ( Ca ) and the mobility ratio ( M ) have the greatest importance. A classification of… …   Wikipedia

• imbibition — [im΄bi bish′ən] n. [LME: see IMBIBE & ITION] the absorption or adsorption of water by certain colloids, as in seeds, with resultant swelling of the tissues …   English World dictionary

• imbibition —    1. The absorption of a fluid, usually water, by a granular rock or other porous material, under the force of capillary attraction, and in the presence of pressure.    2. Fluid displacement in porous media as a result of capillary forces only… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• imbibition — uptake of water by non active methods, e.g. swelling of fish eggs shortly after fertilisation …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• imbibition — 1. Absorption of fluid by a solid body without resultant chemical change in either. 2. Taking up of water by a gel, thereby increasing its size. [L. im bibo, to drink in (in + bibo)] * * * im·bi·bi·tion .im bə bish ən n the action or process of… …   Medical dictionary

• imbibition — 1. The absorption of liquids or vapours into the ultramicroscopic spaces or pores found in materials. 2. The initial water uptake by seeds prior to germination …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• imbibition process — noun : a process by which a photographic print is produced by absorption of a water soluble dye by a relief image or a differentially absorbing image in gelatin or a similar medium or in which a previously formed dye image is transferred by… …   Useful english dictionary

• Seed — A seed Audio IPA|en us seed.ogg|/ˈsiːd/ (in some plants, referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and… …   Wikipedia

• Technicolor — This article is about the film processing trademark. For the parent company of the same name, see Technicolor SA. For other uses, see Technicolor (disambiguation). A title card for a Walt Disney Donald Duck cartoon with an in Technicolor credit.… …   Wikipedia

• plant development — Introduction       a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… …   Universalium

• Relative permeability — In multiphase flow in porous media, relative permeability is a dimensionless measure of the effective permeability of each phase. It can be viewed as an adaptation of Darcy s law to multiphase flow. For two phase flow in porous media given steady …   Wikipedia