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cit·ri·na·tion \ˌsi.trə̇ˈnāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English citrinacioun, from Medieval Latin citrination-, citrinatio, from citrinus + Latin -ation-, -atio -ation obsolete : an alchemical operation in which a base metal was made more yellow and therefore thought to have been brought nearer to gold |