detoxification
Americannoun
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detoxifications
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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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of detoxification
First recorded in 1900–05; detoxi(cate) + -fication
Example Sentences
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Laboratory analyses and enzyme tests showed that the fungus uses a two-step detoxification strategy.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026
The broad strokes of natural detoxification are easy to grasp, but the particulars not so much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 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
Give the benefits of infrared sauna from the comfort of their own bed with this infrared blanket that boosts circulation and detoxification with light spectrum wavelengths.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
The detoxification is accomplished by one of the enzymes of the liver.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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