drinking, imbibing, imbibition
(noun) the act of consuming liquids
imbibition
(noun) (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
imbibition (countable and uncountable, plural imbibitions)
The act of imbibing.
Source: Wiktionary
Im`bi*bi"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. imbibition.]
Definition: The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post- mortem imbibition of poisons. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
