cibation (countable and uncountable, plural cibations)
(obsolete) The act of taking food.
(obsolete, alchemy) The operation of feeding the contents of the crucible with fresh material.
• bication
Source: Wiktionary
Ci*ba"tion, n. Etym: [L. cibatio, fr. cibare to feed.]
1. The act of taking food.
2. (Alchemy)
Definition: The process or operation of feeding the contents of the crucilbe with fresh material. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 December 2024
(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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