DETOX
What does "DETOX" mean?
A process or period of removing toxic or harmful substances from the body.
Meanings
- A treatment intended to rid the body of addictive or poisonous substances. He spent a week in detox before starting the recovery program.
- A period of avoiding unhealthy foods, habits, or influences to improve wellbeing. She went on a social-media detox for the whole of January. informal
- To undergo or carry out a process of removing harmful substances or habits. The clinic helps patients detox safely under medical supervision.
Did you know?
- The 'tox' in detox comes from the Greek 'toxikon' - poison meant for arrows - so to detox is, by ancient roots, to draw out the arrow-venom.
Word origin
A 20th-century shortening of 'detoxification', from 'de-' (removal) plus 'toxic', ultimately from Greek 'toxikon', poison for arrows.
Remember it
DETOX = DE (remove) + TOX (toxins); you are taking the poison back out.
A little poem
Empty the glass, then
the long ache of nothing-sweet-
the body learns plain.
haiku
Wordplay
- I tried a juice detox and a tech detox at once. Now I'm hungry AND I can't remember what I'm hungry for.
What it teaches
Removing the poison is only half the work; the harder part is not picking it back up.
Quick facts
What does DETOX mean?
A process or period of removing toxic or harmful substances from the body.
Is DETOX a valid word?
Yes — DETOX is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DETOX?
DETOX has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DETOX come from?
A 20th-century shortening of 'detoxification', from 'de-' (removal) plus 'toxic', ultimately from Greek 'toxikon', poison for arrows.
What can DETOX teach us?
Removing the poison is only half the work; the harder part is not picking it back up.
How players do
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