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elimination

Main Entry: elim·i·na·tion

Pronunciation: \i-ˌlim-ə-ˈnā-shən\

Function: noun

1 : the act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances from the body
2 eliminations pl : bodily discharges including urine, feces, and vomit
3 : the removal from a molecule of the constituents of a simpler molecule <ethylene is formed by the elimination of water from ethanol>

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