D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

detoxification

· IPA /diˈtɑk.sɪ.fɪˌkeɪ.ʃən/
01 n. a medically supervised treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to rid the body of the addictive substances.
  1. 1.
    a medically supervised treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to rid the body of the addictive substances.
  2. 2.
    treatment for poisoning by counteracting its toxic properties.
  3. 3.
    conversion (of a poisonous substance) to a non-toxic or harmless state.