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Webster 1913 Edition

Cibation

Ci-ba′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
cibatio
, fr.
cibare
to feed.]
1.
The act of taking food.
2.
(Alchemy)
The process or operation of feeding the contents of the crucible with fresh material.
B. Jonson.

Definition 2024

cibation

cibation

English

Noun

cibation ‎(plural cibations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of taking food.
  2. (obsolete, alchemy) The operation of feeding the contents of the crucible with fresh material.
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Etymology

From Latin cibatio, from cibare ‎(“to feed”).

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