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English
Etymology
From de- + toxication.
Noun
detoxication (plural detoxications)
- (biochemistry) Any metabolic process by which the toxicity of a material is reduced
- (medicine) Any treatment of a patient suffering from poisoning that promotes physiological process to reduce the effects
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