noun

detoxification

detoxification, detox, cleansing

The liver is essential for detoxification.

The liver is essential for detoxification.

She went on a digital detoxification for a week.

She went on a digital detoxification for a week.

detoxification of ((sth.)) the detoxification of the body

Synonyms: purification, cleansing, purging

From the prefix de- (removal) + toxic (poison) + -ation (process). It means 'the process of removing poison'.

Break it down into 'de-tox'. Think of it literally as 'removing the toxic' elements from something.

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