detoxification
Americannoun
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Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances.
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the act of detoxifying.
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the state of being detoxified.
Etymology
Origin of detoxification
First recorded in 1900–05; detoxi(cate) + -fication
Example Sentences
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He is certified by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association and uses its method.
From Washington Times • May 20, 2018
Elizabeth Kunreuther is a clinical instructor at the University of North Carolina department of psychiatry’s WakeBrook Addictions and Detoxification Unit.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2018
Detoxification will be long and painful because no one wants to face up to it.
From Time Magazine Archive
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