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To remove the toxic quality of a substance.  2, record 1, English, - detoxify

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... cardiac toxins, hallucinogens, antifertility drugs and growth inhibitors ... can be deadly poisonous to any animal foolish enough to eat them. Not to be outdone, animals have evolved counter-offensive patterns of behavior that enable them to eat the plant: they may follow up a poisonous meal by eating something that can detoxify the poison. Rats, for instance, often consume clay after eating highly toxic plants; the clay absorbs the poisons.  3, record 1, English, - detoxify

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Pratiquer une détoxification.  2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9toxifier

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détoxification : Opération physico-chimique ou métabolique par laquelle un produit perd sa toxicité.  2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9toxifier

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Voir aussi «détoxiquer».  3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9toxifier

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish