| CILIATION | • ciliation n. (Biology) The quality of having cilia. • ciliation n. The growth and development of cilia. • CILIATION n. the state of having cilia, hairlike lashes borne by a cell. |
| FILIATION | • filiation n. (Uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent. • filiation n. (Countable) The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline. • filiation n. (Countable, law) The determination of paternity. |
| FOLIATION | • foliation n. (Botany) The process of forming into a leaf or leaves. • foliation n. (Publishing) The process of forming into pages; pagination. • foliation n. (Codicology, publishing) The numbering of the folios of a manuscript or a book. |
| AMPLIATION | • ampliation n. Enlargement; amplification. • ampliation n. (Law, civil law) A postponement of the decision of a cause for further consideration or reargument. • AMPLIATION n. enlargement; amplification. |
| PALLIATION | • palliation n. The alleviation of a disease’s symptoms without a cure; temporary relief. • palliation n. Extenuation; mitigation. • PALLIATION n. the act of palliating. |
| SPOLIATION | • spoliation n. (Archaic) The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery. • spoliation n. Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. • spoliation n. (Law) The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect. |
| AFFILIATION | • affiliation n. The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another. • affiliation n. (Law) The establishment of a child’s paternity or maternity. • affiliation n. A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union. |
| DEFILIATION | • defiliation n. The abstraction of a child from its parents. • DEFILIATION n. depriving a parent of a child. |
| DEFOLIATION | • defoliation n. The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves. • DEFOLIATION n. the act of defoliating. |
| EXFOLIATION | • exfoliation n. The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated. • exfoliation n. The loss of leaves from a plant. • exfoliation n. (Cosmetics) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation. |
| HUMILIATION | • humiliation n. The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification. • humiliation n. The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. • HUMILIATION n. the act of humiliating. |
| RETALIATION | • retaliation n. Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge. • RETALIATION n. the act of retaliating. |
| CONCILIATION | • conciliation n. The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife. • conciliation n. (Law) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which… • CONCILIATION n. the act of conciliating. |
| DESPOLIATION | • despoliation n. A stripping or plundering; spoliation. • DESPOLIATION n. the act of despoiling. |
| PERFOLIATION | • PERFOLIATION n. the state of being perfoliate. |
| PREFOLIATION | • prefoliation n. (Botany) Vernation (arrangement within a bud) of leaves. • PREFOLIATION n. the manner in which the leaf is folded within the leaf bud, vernation. |
| DOMICILIATION | • domiciliation n. The act of domiciliating. • domiciliation n. Permanent residence. • DOMICILIATION n. the act of domiciliating. |
| DISAFFILIATION | • disaffiliation n. The termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something. • DISAFFILIATION n. the act of disaffiliating. |
| RECONCILIATION | • reconciliation n. The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement. • reconciliation n. (Accounting) The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting… • reconciliation n. Religious senses. |