DETOXIFY

detox, detoxify

(verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence; “He was detoxified in the clinic”

detoxify, detoxicate

(verb) remove poison from; “detoxify the soil”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

detoxify (third-person singular simple present detoxifies, present participle detoxifying, simple past and past participle detoxified)

To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.

Synonyms

• detoxicate

Source: Wiktionary



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5 January 2025

PTEROSAUR

(noun) an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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