Used in a Sentence

detoxification

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for detoxification.

Editorial note

It is well known that sulphur compounds (NAC specifically) are required for the detoxification of the byproducts of paracetamol.

Examples16
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The process of removing toxins.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of detoxification gathered in one view.

noun

The process of removing toxins.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for detoxification.

noun

The process of removing toxins.

Example sentences

1

It is well known that sulphur compounds (NAC specifically) are required for the detoxification of the byproducts of paracetamol.

2

Whole building detoxification because of a single broken thermometer seems like overkill (unless it was some unusually big one).

3

If you want to expand the definition of detoxification to include breathing, taking a leak or a dump, throwing up, etc.

4

How many ordinary people have participated in boycotts and cancelation of subscriptions against corporations in protest of exploitation or for digital detoxification?

5

Well, Cyto P450 is involved in the detoxification of drugs such as dextromethorphan.

6

Stress hormones have wide-ranging impacts and are key to sleep, wherein detoxification, esp.

7

But sulfur is key for the liver's detoxification functions to work ideally.

8

After detoxification had run its course, it felt relly good and it was amazing to realize what I has been missing.

9

Here's the current English guidance for Drug misuse, opioid detoxification.

10

On a side note, detoxification from unspecified toxins is often accepted as an axiom without journal citation or other justification apart from subjective mood following the fast/cleanse.

11

Cincinnat/Hamilton County is notorious for doing this type of thing, but instead of with Methadone, it's with Suboxone; it's a drug that blocks the detoxification effects of heroin.

12

The best response is medically supervised detoxification.

Quote examples

1

Strictly uninformed logic hear, but it seems considering "excretion" and "detoxification" mutually exclusive concepts is not correct.

2

It can seem like an implausible, fringe theory until you think about it this way: if a person is perpetually traumatised, they can be in a "fight/flight/freeze" state, which takes up much of the body's energy and resources, instead of that being directed to healthy immunity (dealing with harmful microbes and allergens), digestion, metabolism, detoxification, tissue repair/growth etc.

3

That doesn't mean that yoga is "scientific." Indeed, if someone described yoga as pseudoscience I would probably agree (though it varies a lot between studios), because it is common for teachers to go off on unscientific explanatory tangents involving "chakra," "energy," "detoxification" and so on.

Proper noun examples

1

SingularityForge AI News #005: OpenAI's Reasoning Models, Google's A2A Protocol, MIT's Self-Detoxification Research Sharing the fifth edition of SingularityForge AI News, an analytically rigorous digest where diverse AI systems (Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, etc.) provide perspectives on the week's most significant AI developments.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use detoxification in a sentence?

It is well known that sulphur compounds (NAC specifically) are required for the detoxification of the byproducts of paracetamol.

What does detoxification mean?

The process of removing toxins.

What part of speech is detoxification?

detoxification is commonly used as noun.