This is a simple tri-tip rub recipe straight from a barbeque in Santa Maria..
-ation. suffix forming nouns. 1. indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result Compare-ion, -tion: arbitration; cogitation; hibernation; moderation. [from Latin -ÄtiÅn-, suffix of abstract nouns, from -Ätus-ate 1 + -iÅn-ion].
EINION m Welsh. Probably from the Latin name Ennianus, a derivative of Ennius (see ENNIO). It is also a modern Welsh word meaning anvil. This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh king who is considered a saint in some Christian traditions.