CIBATION

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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