detoxification

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US, cot caught merger/diˈtɑk.sɪ.fɪˌkeɪ.ʃən/

noun

The process of removing toxins.

Less commonScrabble 27

Meanings

noundetoxification (countable and uncountable, plural detoxifications)

plural detoxifications

  1. countableuncountableThe process of removing toxins.

Origin

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

From de- + toxification.

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Translations

Catalan desintoxicació
  • desintoxicaciódetoxification
Czech detoxifikace
  • detoxifikacedetoxification
Finnish myrkyn poistaminen, detoksikaatio
  • myrkyn poistaminendetoxification
  • detoksikaatiodetoxification
French détoxification
  • détoxificationdetoxification
German Entgiftung, Entschlackung
  • Entgiftungdetoxification
  • Entschlackungdetoxification
Hungarian méregtelenítés
  • méregtelenítésdetoxification
Indonesian detoksifikasi
  • detoksifikasidetoxification
Italian disintossicazione
  • disintossicazionedetoxification
Malay penyahtoksikan
  • penyahtoksikandetoxification
Portuguese desintoxicação
  • desintoxicaçãodetoxification
Romanian dezintoxicare
  • dezintoxicaredetoxification
Russian детоксифика́ция
  • детоксифика́ция (detoksifikácija)detoxification
Spanish desintoxicación
  • desintoxicacióndetoxification

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

detoxification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detoxification

MLA

“detoxification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detoxification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detoxification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detoxification.

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