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detoxicate
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de·tox·i·cate  (d-tks-kt)
tr.v. de·tox·i·cat·ed, de·tox·i·cat·ing, de·tox·i·cates
To detoxify.
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Verb1.detoxicate - remove poison from; "detoxify the soil"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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Increased GSTs likely play a role in conjugation and detoxication of lipid peroxides produced by arsenic, but they also play a role for cellular efflux of arsenic via MRP pumps (Leslie et al.
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These authors suggested that rather than CYP1A1 activity enhancing the toxicity of BaP, as has been previously suggested, CYP1A1 is critical for the detoxication of orally administered BaP in mice.
 
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