INSTILLATION

instillation, instillment, instilment

(noun) the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop

instillation

(noun) a liquid that is instilled drop by drop

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

instillation (countable and uncountable, plural instillations)

The act of instilling.

That which is instilled.

Source: Wiktionary


In`stil*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. instillatio: cf. F. instillation.]

Definition: The of instilling; also, that which is instilled. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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