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detoxification

 noun
     
Related topics: Chemistry, Drug Culture, Hospital, Industry
de‧tox‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion [uncountable]
1TIHC the process of removing harmful chemicals or poison from something
2MDDMH detox
—detoxify verb [transitive]
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