Usually means: Reduction of chemical reactivity, surface.
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  1. passivation: Merriam-Webster
  2. passivation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. passivation: Collins English Dictionary
  4. passivation: Wordnik
  5. passivation: Wiktionary
  6. passivation: Dictionary.com
  7. Passivation (chemistry), Passivation (spacecraft), Passivation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. passivation: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Passivation: A to Z of Terms related to the Thermal Spray Process and Surface Engineering
  2. Glossary of Energy Terms (No longer online)
  3. PASSIVATION: Power Engineering

(Note: See passivate as well.)

Definitions from 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.
noun:  (chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
noun:  (control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.

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