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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From scalp detoxification to digital eye strain relief, wellness reporter Deborah Vankin shares her guide to the best specialized massages in Los Angeles from head to toe.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
That could have included residential rehabilitation, community-based treatment, detoxification, substitute prescriptions or any other treatment recommended by a health professional.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
Nobody knows how people first cracked the problem, but ancient Amazonians devised a complex, multistep process of detoxification that transforms cassava from inedible to delicious.
From Salon • May 6, 2024
"We believe that the calcium oxalate crystals are a mechanism of detoxification of the plant against the metal," she adds.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024
The detoxification is accomplished by one of the enzymes of the liver.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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