12-letter words that end in tion
- basification — the process of making something alkaline
- bioturbation — the stirring of sediment by organisms
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- bletheration — nonsense!
- box junction — (in Britain) a road junction having yellow cross-hatching painted on the road surface. Vehicles may only enter the hatched area when their exit is clear
- bring action — to start a lawsuit
- bud mutation — a variation produced by a genetic alteration in the bud such that the seeds produced by the resulting growth perpetuate the change in succeeding generations.
- bye-election — a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
- cachinnation — raucous laughter
- calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- canalisation — The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- canalization — the act of canalizing
- cancellation — the fact or an instance of cancelling
- canonisation — Alternative spelling of canonization.
- canonization — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- cantillation — the traditional notation representing the various traditional Jewish melodies to which scriptural passages are chanted
- capacitation — to make capable; enable.
- capitulation — the act of capitulating
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
- centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
- city edition — an early edition of a daily newspaper on sale locally, usually a later edition than the one sent for out-of-town distribution.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
- class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- co-opetition — cooperation between competitors in business, esp in the computer industry
- coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
- coactivation — Activation of two or more things together.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
- cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
- cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
- collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
- colliquation — liquefaction
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- colonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.
- colorization — Colorization is a technique used to add colour to old black and white films.
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
- commentation — the act of making comments
- compartition — (obsolete) The act of dividing into parts or compartments.
- compellation — appellation
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- compiliation — Misspelling of compilation.