passivation

From passive +‎ -ation.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌpæsəˈveɪʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpæsəˈvæɪʃən/

passivation (countable and uncountable, plural passivations)

1. (chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
2. (chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
3. (control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.

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passivation f (plural passivations)

1. passivation

• “passivation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.