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detoxification
  1. Process, or processes, of chemical modification which make a toxic molecule less toxic.
  2. Treatment of patients suffering from poisoning in such a way as to promote physiological processes which reduce the probability or severity of harmful effects.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003 (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2038
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. doi:10.1351/goldbook.
Last update: 2008-10-07; version: 2.0.2.
DOI of this term: doi:10.1351/goldbook.D01644.
Original PDF version (may be out of date): http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/D01644.pdf.
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