1. back-formation

noun. a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it.

Rhymes with Reticular Formation

• deinstitutionalization
• institutionalization
• self-congratulation
• antidiscrimination
• telecommunication
• nondiscrimination
• misrepresentation
• mischaracterization
• internationalization
• industrialization
• decriminalization
• transillumination
• self-determination
• renationalization
• recapitalization
• prestidigitation
• misinterpretation
• misidentification
• miscommunication
• experimentation
• excommunication
• disqualification
• discontinuation
• denationalization
• decentralization
• transplantation
• singularization
• self-perpetuation
• securitization
• reinterpretation

2. re-formation

noun. forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting.

3. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.

4. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] the act of fabricating something in a particular shape.

5. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] the act of forming or establishing something.

6. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] a particular spatial arrangement.

7. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] (geology) the geological features of the earth.

8. reticular

adjective. resembling or forming a network.

9. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] natural process that causes something to form.

10. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] creation by mental activity.

Sentences with reticular-formation

1. Noun Phrase
This arousal occurs in an area of the brain known as the reticular formation, a mass of nuclei in the brainstem.