| 释义 |
deˈtoxicate, v.|diːˈtɒksɪkeɪt|
[f. de- II. 1 + L. toxic-um poison, after intoxicate.]
trans. To deprive of poisonous qualities.
1867Pall Mall G. No. 729. 2043/2 Defecated, detoxicated, and deodorized. 1906Practitioner Nov. 590 Focalisation of the infection in the liver, with disturbance of its detoxicating mechanism. 1927Observer 7 Aug. 3 It detoxicates the blood and keeps it clean and free-running. 1964Economist 14 Mar. 1020/3 A toxic amine, which ordinarily is detoxicated in the liver.
Hence detoxiˈcation, the action of depriving of poisonous qualities; deˈtoxicator, that which detoxicates; also deˌtoxifiˈcation and deˈtoxify v.
1905Gould Dict. New Med. Terms 213/1 Detoxification, the power of reducing the poisonous properties of a substance. Ibid., Detoxify, to deprive a substance of its poisonous attributes. 1906Practitioner Nov. 586 A reducer and detoxicator of toxic substances. Ibid. 593 The detoxication of the poisons found in the blood. 1948W. Pigman Chem. Carbohydrates xi. 509 Many phenols and alcohols when injected into animals are detoxified by conjugation as glucuronides. 1955Sci. News Let. 9 Apr. 229/3 The vaccine for this is made by detoxifying the toxin, or poison, produced by the diphtheria germs. 1956Nature 4 Feb. 219/1 Biochemical aspects of mechanisms of detoxication. Ibid. 25 Feb. 357/2 The conversion of insecticides to harmless metabolites or detoxification. 1961New Scientist 7 Sept. 601/1 Many tumours do not have the ability of detoxifying drugs. 1963Guardian 22 Jan. 8/5 You give the impression that detoxification of ordinary coal gas is neither a practical nor an economic proposition. 1967New Scientist 16 Nov. 410/1 Resistance mechanisms often involve detoxication—that is, the resistant individuals are able to convert the insecticide into relatively harmless products. 1970Daily Tel. 20 Jan. 14/1 This is Cocteau's second attempt at detoxication, the first having failed owing to lack of medical knowledge about withdrawal. 1971Ibid. 2 Mar. 2/7 People with a serious drink problem may be detained in the ‘detoxification centres’ for 10 days while they receive medical treatment. |