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imbibition vs ingestion

ingestion vs imbibition

imbibition and ingestion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imbibition Yes No No No
ingestion Yes No No No
As nouns, ingestion is a hypernym of imbibition; that is, ingestion is a word with a broader meaning than imbibition:
  • imbibition: the act of consuming liquids
  • ingestion: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Other hypernyms of imbibition include consumption, intake, uptake.
imbibition (noun) ingestion (noun)
the act of consuming liquids the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
Difference between imbibition and ingestion

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