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jeer(1) (iou) and detoxicate (medicine)


jeer(1) (iou)



jeer noun1. L15.
[Perh. var. of GEAR.]
Nautical. sing. & (usu.) in pl. Tackle for hoisting and lowering the lower yards.

detoxicate (medicine)


detoxicate


To diminish or remove the poisonous quality of any substance; to lessen the virulence of any pathogenic organism.

Synonym: detoxify.

Origin: L. De, from, + toxicum, poison