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subingression

subingression noun: the act of ingressing or entering subtly or unobservedly.

Noun

subingression (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act of ingressing or entering subtly or unobservedly.
    • [T]vvo very volatile Liquors, vvhich being gently put together are as clear as Rock-vvater, and yet vvill almoſt in a moment, vvithout the ſub-ingreſſion of Air to turn them into Bubbles, ſo alter the diſpoſition of their inſenſible parts, as to become a vvhite and conſiſtent Body.1659 December 30 (date written), Robert Boyle, “[Experiment 37]”, in New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air, and Its Effects […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] H[enry] Hall...

Origin of subingression

From sub- + ingression.

Questions about subingression

What does subingression mean?
Subingression means the act of ingressing or entering subtly or unobservedly.
What part of speech is subingression?
Subingression is a noun.

Words near subingression in the dictionary

  1. subinfluence
  2. subinfluences
  3. subinfraorbital
  4. subinfraorder
  5. subinfraorders
  6. subingression
  7. subinguinal
  8. subinhibitory
  9. subiniac
  10. subinitial
  11. subinjurious

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