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].
a prefix meaning âtoward,â âto,â âon,â âover,â âagainst,â originally occurring in loanwords from Latin, but now used also, with the sense of âreversely,â âinversely,â to form Neo-Latin and English scientific terms: object; obligate; oblanceolate. 1  Also, o-, oc-, of-, op-.