Sentence examples for imbibition from inspiring English sources

Active growth in the embryo, other than swelling resulting from imbibition, usually begins with the emergence of the primary root from the seed, although in some species (e.g., the coconut) the shoot emerges first.

Technicolor devised the first of its dye-transfer, or imbibition, processes in 1928.

Shortly after the beginning of water uptake, or imbibition, the rate of respiration increases, and various metabolic processes, suspended or much reduced during dormancy, resume.

Longbow Pub and Pantry, an oak-paneled haven of sport and imbibition on a busy strip in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is a British pub through and through, from the Welsh national rugby jersey framed by the bar to the Old Speckled Hen ale in the fish-and-chips batter to the accents that ring loud off the walls during soccer broadcasts.

Recent restorations of the film have not captured the depth and luster of the original Technicolor imbibition process, and in seeing Saul Bass's swirling title sequence and the rich interiors of the early scenes, I felt I had been given new eyes.