Detoxication
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Detoxication is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any metabolic process by which the toxicity of a material is reduced.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any metabolic process by which the toxicity of a material is reduced.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Any treatment of a patient suffering from poisoning that promotes physiological process to reduce the effects
Word Forms
- detoxications
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include detoxification, detoxificant, disintoxication, detoxing, detoxifier, toxification.
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