Words ending in "-LATION"

dislocation of a joint

the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound

the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound

walking about

the precise measurement of angles

the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary

the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood

pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism

sound of rapid vibration

the act of calling off or revoking a planned event or agreement

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

liturgical chanting

the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds

the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

the process of congealing; solidification by freezing

acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

the act of engaging in sexual intercourse

a notched rampart around the top of a castle or city wall

a notched rampart around the top of a castle or city wall

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)

treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles

(electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave

the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)

the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants

a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments

a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other

the discharge of semen in males

neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)

loss of hair; the result of removing hair

the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something

the act of expelling air from the lungs

muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers

oral stimulation of the penis

muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination

beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

the process of flocculating

the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells

reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

incident solar radiation

the introduction of a liquid drop by drop

an act of blowing or breathing on or into something

an insertion into a calendar

an action or remark that interrupts something

mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness

keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating

defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'

a projecting parapet on a medieval castle

the act of spotting or staining something

a mistake in calculating

an incorrect translation

walking by a person who is asleep

the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary

the division into parcels

the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries

the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina

a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual

the act of calculating again

circulation again

inflation of currency after a period of deflation

an arrangement resembling a net or network

(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

a fricative sound

walking by a person who is asleep

(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles

the act of stripping and taking by force

asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores

the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe

a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together

the act of putting into tabular form

congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)

a tingling feeling of excitement

a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation

the state of having become filled with vacuoles

the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox

dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)

the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin