imbibition vs gulping

imbibition and gulping both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imbibition	Yes	No	No	No
gulping	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gulping is a hyponym of imbibition; that is, gulping is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imbibition:

Other hyponyms of imbibition include guzzling, swilling, potation.

imbibition (noun)	gulping (noun)
the act of consuming liquids	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel	a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing