Associations to the word «Passivation»

Wiktionary

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

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn