Instillation (original) (raw)
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:
Hypernyms ("instillation" is a kind of...):
liquid (fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume)
Derivation:
instill (enter drop by drop)