14-letter words that end in tion
- finlandization — the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
- first position — a position of the feet in which the heels are back to back and the toes point out to the sides.
- fluoridization — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
- foreordination — previous ordination or appointment.
- fraternisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of fraternization.
- fraternization — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- free variation — a relation between the members of a pair of phones, phonemes, morphs, or other linguistic entities such that either of the two may occur in the same position with no change in the meaning of the utterance: in the first syllable of “economics,” “e” and “ē” are in free variation.
- free vibration — the vibration of a structure that occurs at its natural frequency, as opposed to a forced vibration
- fructification — act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.
- fuel injection — the spraying of liquid fuel into the cylinders or combustion chambers of an engine.
- fundoplication — (surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
- gamma function — a function defined by Γ(x) = ∫0∞tx–1e–tdt, where x is real and greater than zero
- gay liberation — a political and social movement to combat legal and social discrimination against homosexuals.
- gelatification — the process of gelatinizing.
- gelatinisation — Alternative spelling of gelatinization.
- gelatinization — to make gelatinous.
- generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
- gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- geometrization — the application of geometrical concepts to a different field
- gibbs function — the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its enthalpy minus the product of its absolute temperture and entropy: a decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available exclusive of that due to pressure times volume change during a reversible, isothermal, isobaric process.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glamourization — Alternative form of glamorization.
- glottalisation — Alternative spelling of glottalization.
- glottalization — (linguistics) The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction.
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
- grangerisation — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- grangerization — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- graphitization — (geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
- greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
- grid variation — the angle, at any point on the surface of the earth, between the magnetic and true meridians passing through that point.
- homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
- homogenization — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- humidification — to make humid.
- hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
- identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- illegalization — to make illegal: They even wanted to illegalize smoking.
- illegitimation — (obsolete) The act of making illegitimate; bastardization.
- immiserisation — the process of immiserising
- immiserization — the process of immiserizing
- immobilisation — Alternative spelling of immobilization.
- immobilization — to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
- immunoreaction — Immune reaction.
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- implementation — the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
- in circulation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.