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INSTILLATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop

Synonyms:

instillation; instillment; instilment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("instillation" is a kind of...):

insertion; introduction; intromission (the act of putting one thing into another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "instillation"):

infusion ((medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force))

Derivation:

instill (enter drop by drop)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A liquid that is instilled drop by drop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("instillation" is a kind of...):

liquid (fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume)

Derivation:

instill (enter drop by drop)

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