Words that rhyme with declination

• abomination 0
  n 1: a person who is loathsome or disgusting 2: hate coupled with disgust [syn: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium] 3: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
• agglutination 0
  n 1: a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins) 2: the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining 3: the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated [syn: agglutination, agglutinating activity]
• agnation 0
  n 1: line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family [syn: patrilineage, agnation]
• alienation 0
  n 1: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: alienation, disaffection, estrangement] 2: separation resulting from hostility [syn: alienation, estrangement] 3: (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership" 4: the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"
• alternation 0
  n 1: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
• assassination 0
  n 1: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation [syn: character assassination, assassination, blackwash] 2: murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• assignation 0
  n 1: a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) [syn: assignation, tryst] 2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation]
• carbonation 0
  n 1: saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)
• carnation 0
  adj 1: pink or pinkish n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors [syn: carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllus] 2: a pink or reddish-pink color
• chlorination 0
  n 1: the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds 2: disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
• cognation 0
  n 1: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family [syn: matrilineage, enation, cognation] 2: (anthropology) related by blood [syn: consanguinity, blood kinship, cognation] [ant: affinity]
• combination 0
  n 1: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities 2: a coordinated sequence of chess moves 3: a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe" 4: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination" 5: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) 6: the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order 7: the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: combination, combining, compounding]
• concatenation 0
  n 1: the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series 2: the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances" 3: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" [syn: chain, concatenation] 4: the act of linking together as in a series or chain
• condemnation 0
  n 1: an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism" [syn: disapprobation, condemnation] [ant: approbation] 2: (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) 3: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation, curse] 4: the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation" 5: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence] [ant: acquittal]
• consternation 0
  n 1: fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: alarm, dismay, consternation]
• contamination 0
  n 1: the state of being contaminated [syn: contamination, taint] 2: a substance that contaminates [syn: contaminant, contamination] 3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: contamination, pollution] [ant: decontamination]
• coordination 0
  n 1: the skillful and effective interaction of movements [ant: incoordination] 2: the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation 3: the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form 4: being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree
• coronation 0
  n 1: the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiture]
• culmination 0
  n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" [syn: apogee, culmination] 2: (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon 3: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" [syn: climax, culmination] 4: a concluding action [syn: completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up]
• cybernation 0
  n 1: the control of processes by computer [syn: computerization, cybernation]
• damnation 0
  n 1: the act of damning 2: the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell [syn: damnation, eternal damnation]
• decontamination 0
  n 1: the removal of contaminants [ant: contamination, pollution]
• denomination 0
  n 1: a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith 2: a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations" 3: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [syn: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative]
• desalination 0
  n 1: the removal of salt (especially from sea water) [syn: desalination, desalinization, desalinisation]
• designation 0
  n 1: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [syn: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative] 2: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" [syn: appointment, assignment, designation, naming] 3: the act of designating or identifying something [syn: designation, identification]
• destination 0
  n 1: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" [syn: finish, destination, goal] 2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: destination, terminus] 3: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: address, destination, name and address]
• determination 0
  n 1: the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" [syn: determination, finding] 2: the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" [syn: determination, purpose] 3: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion] 4: deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections" 5: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion]
• discrimination 0
  n 1: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice [syn: discrimination, favoritism, favouritism] 2: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished [syn: discrimination, secernment]
• disinclination 0
  n 1: that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known" [ant: inclination] 2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition]
• dissemination 0
  n 1: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate [syn: dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading] 2: the property of being diffused or dispersed [syn: dissemination, diffusion] 3: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" [syn: dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion]
• divination 0
  n 1: successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck 2: a prediction uttered under divine inspiration [syn: prophecy, divination] 3: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means [syn: divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling]
• domination 0
  n 1: social control by dominating 2: power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: domination, mastery, supremacy]
• donation 0
  n 1: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause [syn: contribution, donation] 2: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity [syn: contribution, donation]
• elimination 0
  n 1: the act of removing or getting rid of something [syn: elimination, riddance] 2: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding] 3: analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives [syn: elimination, reasoning by elimination] 4: the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations 5: the murder of a competitor [syn: elimination, liquidation]
• emanation 0
  n 1: something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.) 2: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth [syn: emission, emanation] 3: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: emanation, rise, procession]
• examination 0
  n 1: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) [syn: examination, scrutiny] 2: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" [syn: examination, exam, test] 3: formal systematic questioning [syn: interrogation, examination, interrogatory] 4: a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) [syn: examen, examination] 5: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned [syn: examination, testing]
• explanation 0
  n 1: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" [syn: explanation, account] 2: thought that makes something comprehensible 3: the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"
• extermination 0
  n 1: complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs" [syn: extinction, extermination] 2: the act of exterminating [syn: extermination, liquidation]
• fascination 0
  n 1: the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) [syn: fascination, captivation] 2: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination] 3: the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"
• foreordination 0
  n 1: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination]
• fractionation 0
  n 1: a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components [syn: fractionation, fractional process] 2: separation into portions
• fulmination 0
  n 1: thunderous verbal attack [syn: fulmination, diatribe] 2: the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses"
• germination 0
  n 1: the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow [syn: germination, sprouting] 2: the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent"
• hallucination 0
  n 1: illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder 2: a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" [syn: delusion, hallucination] 3: an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"
• hibernation 0
  n 1: the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter 2: cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals 3: the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
• hydrogenation 0
  n 1: a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil; "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid"
• hyphenation 0
  n 1: division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page [syn: word division, hyphenation] 2: connecting syllables and words by hyphens
• illumination 0
  n 1: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: light, illumination] 2: the degree of visibility of your environment 3: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: clarification, elucidation, illumination] 4: the luminous flux incident on a unit area [syn: illuminance, illumination] 5: painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: miniature, illumination]
• imagination 0
  n 1: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be" [syn: imagination, imaginativeness, vision] 2: the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" [syn: imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery] 3: the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource" [syn: resource, resourcefulness, imagination]
• impregnation 0
  n 1: material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue" 2: the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether" [syn: impregnation, saturation] 3: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant [syn: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation]
• incarnation 0
  n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: embodiment, incarnation, avatar] 2: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ 3: time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation" 4: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. [syn: personification, incarnation]
• inclination 0
  n 1: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn: inclination, disposition, tendency] 2: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees [syn: inclination, inclination of an orbit] 3: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) [syn: inclination, angle of inclination] 4: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination] 5: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" [ant: disinclination] 6: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning] 7: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" [syn: tendency, inclination] 8: the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" [syn: inclination, inclining]
• incrimination 0
  n 1: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver" [syn: incrimination, inculpation, blame]
• indignation 0
  n 1: a feeling of righteous anger [syn: indignation, outrage]
• indoctrination 0
  n 1: teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
• insemination 0
  n 1: the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) 2: the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
• insubordination 0
  n 1: defiance of authority [ant: subordination] 2: an insubordinate act [syn: insubordination, rebelliousness]
• intonation 0
  n 1: rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: intonation, modulation, pitch contour] 2: singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong 3: the act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: intonation, chanting] 4: the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
• iodination 0
  n 1: the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds
• lamination 0
  n 1: a layered structure 2: bonding thin sheets together
• lunation 0
  n 1: the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [syn: lunar month, moon, lunation, synodic month]
• machination 0
  n 1: a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends [syn: intrigue, machination]
• miscegenation 0
  n 1: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) [syn: miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding]
• nation 0
  n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 3: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation] 4: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
• nomination 0
  n 1: the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor" 2: the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested" 3: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point" [syn: nominating speech, nominating address, nomination]
• ordination 0
  n 1: the status of being ordained to a sacred office 2: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: ordering, order, ordination] 3: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" [syn: ordination, ordinance]
• origination 0
  n 1: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events [syn: origin, origination, inception] 2: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration]
• oxygenation 0
  n 1: the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen; "the oxygenation of the blood"
• pagination 0
  n 1: the system of numbering pages [syn: pagination, folio, page number, paging]
• peregrination 0
  n 1: traveling or wandering around
• phonation 0
  n 1: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox]
• pollination 0
  n 1: transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant [syn: pollination, pollenation]
• predestination 0
  n 1: previous determination as if by destiny or fate 2: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination]
• predetermination 0
  n 1: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination] 2: a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" 3: the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place
• predomination 0
  n 1: the state of being predominant over others [syn: predominance, predomination, prepotency] 2: the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone" [syn: predomination, predominance]
• procrastination 0
  n 1: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time [syn: procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally] 2: slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it [syn: dilatoriness, procrastination]
• profanation 0
  n 1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege] 2: degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening
• ratiocination 0
  n 1: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) [syn: conclusion, ratiocination] 2: logical and methodical reasoning
• ration 0
  n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced" 2: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) v 1: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" 2: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [syn: ration, ration out]
• recombination 0
  n 1: (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles 2: (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
• recrimination 0
  n 1: mutual accusations
• reincarnation 0
  n 1: embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion" 2: a second or new birth [syn: reincarnation, rebirth, renascence] 3: the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions
• rejuvenation 0
  n 1: the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored; "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape" [syn: rejuvenation, greening] 2: the act of restoring to a more youthful condition
• resignation 0
  n 1: acceptance of despair [syn: resignation, surrender] 2: the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) 3: a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"
• ruination 0
  n 1: an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" [syn: ruin, ruination] 2: an event that results in destruction [syn: ruin, ruination] 3: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation [syn: downfall, ruin, ruination] 4: destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined [syn: laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking]
• rumination 0
  n 1: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness] 2: (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination" 3: regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
• stagnation 0
  n 1: a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" [syn: stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums] 2: inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation [syn: stagnation, stagnancy]
• station 0
  n 1: a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" 2: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" [syn: place, station] 3: (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty 4: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: post, station] 5: the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station v 1: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place]
• subordination 0
  n 1: the state of being subordinate to something 2: the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class [syn: hyponymy, subordination] 3: the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head 4: the quality of obedient submissiveness [ant: insubordination] 5: the act of mastering or subordinating someone [syn: mastery, subordination]
• subornation 0
  n 1: underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful 2: perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give
• termination 0
  n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiration, expiry] 2: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: end point, endpoint, termination, terminus] 3: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination] 4: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" [syn: ending, termination] 5: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion]
• trephination 0
  n 1: an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull
• urination 0
  n 1: the discharge of urine [syn: micturition, urination]
• vaccination 0
  n 1: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease [syn: inoculation, vaccination] 2: the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
• venation 0
  n 1: (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf 2: (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal [syn: venation, venous blood system]
• haitian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people; "Haitian shantytowns" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Haiti
• crenation 0
  n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle]
• pronation 0
  n 1: rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward [ant: supination]
• vernation 0
  n 1: (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
• commination 0
  n 1: prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday 2: a threat of divine punishment or vengeance

See also declination definition and declination synonyms