imbibition -
(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
soaking up,
absorption (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
chemical science,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
ingestion,
uptake,
intake,
consumption a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids"
