PATINATION | • patination n. (Sculpture) The application of a patina. • PATINATION n. the formation of a film on copper from exposure. |
DESTINATION | • destination n. (Archaic) The act of destining or appointing. • destination n. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design. • destination n. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at. |
FESTINATION | • festination n. The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s disease). • festination n. An involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders. • FESTINATION n. haste; hurrying walk, symptom of some nervous diseases. |
MULTINATION | • multination adj. Of or pertaining to more than one nation. • MULTINATION adj. related to many nations. |
PECTINATION | • pectination n. The state of being pectinated; that which is pectinated. • pectination n. The act of combing; the combing of the head. • pectination n. (Biology) comb-like toothing. |
GELATINATION | • gelatination n. Conversion into gelatin or jelly-like substance. • GELATINATION n. conversion into gelatine. |
PLASTINATION | • plastination n. (Anatomy) A technique for preserving bodies or body parts by replacing the water and fat with certain plastics. • PLASTINATION n. a technique for the preservation of biological tissue that involves replacing water and fat in tissue with a polymer. |
AGGLUTINATION | • agglutination n. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts. • agglutination n. (Linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of… • agglutination n. The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody. |
DEGLUTINATION | • deglutination n. The act of ungluing. • deglutination n. The removal of gluten from a cereal product. • deglutination n. (Linguistics) A process by which a formerly significant part of a combined term is clipped. |
CONGLUTINATION | • conglutination n. An adhesion, or gluing together. • conglutination n. The agglutination of an antigen, antibody and complement by the addition of a serum agent. • CONGLUTINATION n. the act of conglutinating. |
PREDESTINATION | • predestination n. (Theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate. • predestination n. (Calvinism, specifically) The doctrine that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes… • predestination n. Destiny or fate. |
REPRISTINATION | • repristination n. Restoration to an original state; renewal of purity. • REPRISTINATION n. the act of making pristine again. |
UBIQUITINATION | • ubiquitination n. (Biochemistry) The modification of a protein by the covalent attachment of one or more ubiquitin molecules. • UBIQUITINATION n. the process of making ubiquitous. |
PROCRASTINATION | • procrastination n. The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally. • PROCRASTINATION n. the act of procrastinating. |