INSTILLMENT

instillation, instillment, instilment

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

instillment (countable and uncountable, plural instillments)

The act of instilling, or that which is instilled.

Source: Wiktionary


In*still"ment, n.

Definition: The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled. [Written also instilment.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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