imbibition vs potation

imbibition and potation both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of imbibition include gulping, guzzling, swilling.

imbibition (noun)	potation (noun)
the act of consuming liquids	the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel	a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg