detoxification
nounUK /diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
US /diːˌtɑːksɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
The process of cleaning bad things out of your body.
The liver helps with the detoxification of harmful substances in the blood.
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2. The medical treatment given to someone to help them safely stop using drugs or alcohol.
After the accident, he entered a clinic for detoxification from painkillers.
3. The removal of harmful or unwanted substances from a place or environment.
The team worked on the detoxification of the polluted river.
4. In computing, the process of removing malicious code or harmful content from a file or system.
The software performs automatic detoxification of suspicious email attachments.