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].
Meaning & History. From Î±Î¼Î¼ÏÎ½ (Ammon) , the Greek form of Egyptian Ymn (reconstructed as Yamanu) which meant the hidden one. In early Egyptian mythology he was a god of the air, creativity and fertility, who was particularly revered in Thebes.