detoxication

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noun

Any metabolic process by which the toxicity of a material is reduced

OriginEnglish toxication ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundetoxication (plural detoxications)

plural detoxications

  1. biochemistryAny metabolic process by which the toxicity of a material is reduced
  2. medicineAny treatment of a patient suffering from poisoning that promotes physiological process to reduce the effects

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishtoxication
  8. Englishdetoxication

From de- + toxication.

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Translations

Catalan destoxicació, destoxicació
  • destoxicacióprocess
  • destoxicaciótreatment
Finnish detoksikaatio, detoksikaatio
  • detoksikaatioprocess
  • detoksikaatiotreatment
French détoxication, détoxification
  • détoxicationprocess
  • détoxificationprocess
  • détoxicationtreatment
Hungarian méregtelenítés, elvonókúra
  • méregtelenítésprocess
  • elvonókúratreatment
Polish detoksykacja, detoks
  • detoksykacjatreatment
  • detokstreatment
Cite this entry
APA

detoxication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detoxication

MLA

“detoxication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detoxication. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detoxication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detoxication.

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