Instillation vs. Irrigation — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Instillation and Irrigation
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Definitions
Instillation
To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant
"Morality ... may be instilled into their minds" (Thomas Jefferson).
Irrigation
Irrigation is the artificial process of applying controlled amounts of water to land to assist in production of crops. Irrigation helps to grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of less than average rainfall.
Instillation
To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
Irrigation
To supply (land or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches, or streams.
Instillation
The act of instilling.
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Irrigation
To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid.
Instillation
That which is instilled.
Irrigation
To irrigate land or crops.
Instillation
The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled.
Irrigation
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
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Instillation
The introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
Irrigation
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
Instillation
A liquid that is instilled drop by drop
Irrigation
Supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
Irrigation
(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution