depuration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.

Pronunciation

/dɛpjʊˈɹeɪʃən/

Word forms

depuration depurations

Etymology

From French dépuration or Latin deporationem, from depurare (“depurate”).

Related words

Derived words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.