Instillation


[in-stuh-ley-shuh n] /ˌɪn stəˈleɪ ʃən/

noun
1.
the act of .
2.
something .
n.

1540s, from Latin instillationem (nominative instillatio) “a dropping in,” noun of action from past participle stem of instillare (see instill).

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