- de|men|ta|tion
- de|men|ta|tion «DEE mehn TAY shuhn», noun.the act of making demented or the condition of being demented; madness.
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men|ta|tion — «mehn TAY shuhn», noun. mental action … Useful english dictionary
com´men|ta´tion — com|men|tate «KOM uhn tayt», intransitive verb, transitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. to write, make, or furnish with comments. ╂[back formation < commentator] –com´men|ta´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
aug|men|ta|tion — «G mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of augmenting or state or condition of being made larger; enlargement or increase: »The power of the nobles declined with the augmentation of the power of the king. 2. a thing that augments; addition. 3. Music … Useful english dictionary
ce|men|ta|tion — «SEE muhn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) the action or process of cementing, or producing cohesion. b) the state of cohesion thus produced. 2. Metallurgy. a process in which two substances are heated in contact for the purpose of bringing about a… … Useful english dictionary
e|men|da|tion — «EE mehn DAY shuhn, EHM ehn », noun. 1. the action of emending; correction; improvement. 2. a suggested change to free a faulty text, document, or the like, from error. 3. a change or correction … Useful english dictionary
fer|men|ta|tion — «FUR mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of fermenting: »Fermentation causes milk to sour and bread to rise. SYNONYM(S): effervescence. 2. a chemical change in an organic compound caused by a ferment: »The fermentation of milk is… … Useful english dictionary
fo|men|ta|tion — «FOH mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of stirring up; instigation; encouragement. 2. application of moist heat. 3. a hot, moist application … Useful english dictionary
frag|men|ta|tion — «FRAG muhn TAY shuhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act or process of breaking up into fragments or parts: »Figurative. I deplore nothing more than this fragmentation of our democratic society into special interest groups labor, farmers, business… … Useful english dictionary
pig|men|ta|tion — «PIHG muhn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the deposit of pigment in the tissue of a living animal or plant, causing coloration or discoloration. 2. the coloration of an animal or plant … Useful english dictionary
seg|men|ta|tion — «SEHG muhn TAY shuhn», noun. efn>division into segments. 1. the growth and division of a cell into two, four, eight cells, and so on … Useful english dictionary
