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detoxification — n. 1. a medically supervised treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to rid the body of the addictive substances. [WordNet 1.5] 2. treatment for poisoning by counteracting its toxic properties. [WordNet 1.5] 3. conversion (of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
détoxification — ● détoxification nom féminin Opération physico chimique ou métabolique par laquelle un produit perd sa toxicité … Encyclopédie Universelle
detoxification — 1905, of substances, 1971 of persons who drink to excess; see DETOXIFY (Cf. detoxify) + ATION (Cf. ation) … Etymology dictionary
Detoxification — This article is about Detoxification. For other uses, see Detox (disambiguation). Detoxification (detox for short)[1] is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including, but not limited to, the human… … Wikipedia
Detoxification — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Détoxication. Detoxification est un best of de Dr. Dre visant à introduire l album Detox, dont la parution est annoncée pour la fin pour le 31 mai 2010 en Europe et le premier Juin de la même année aux USA.… … Wikipédia en Français
detoxification — [[t]diːtɒ̱ksɪfɪke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Detoxification is treatment given to people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol in order to stop them being addicted … English dictionary
detoxification — noun (U) 1 the process of removing harmful chemicals or poison from something 2 detox: detoxification unit detoxify verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
detoxification — detoksikacija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Nuodingos medžiagos padarymas nekenksminga arba jos pašalinimas. atitikmenys: angl. detoxication; detoxification rus. детоксикация; обезвреживание яда … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
detoxification — detoxify ► VERB (detoxifies, detoxified) 1) remove toxic substances from. 2) abstain or help to abstain from drink or drugs until the bloodstream is free of toxins. DERIVATIVES detoxification noun detoxifier noun … English terms dictionary
detoxification — noun see detoxify … New Collegiate Dictionary
detoxification — См. detoxication … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology