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Cibation

Cibation \Ci*ba"tion\, n. [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.

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cibation

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