depuration
Removing impurities systematically
Depuration is the process of purifying or cleansing something, particularly removing contaminants or impurities.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: shellfish undergo depuration when placed in clean water to flush out bacteria and toxins before sale, and wastewater treatment involves depuration to remove pollutants.
In medical contexts, it can refer to the body's natural processes of eliminating harmful substances.
The oysters require 48 hours of depuration before they're safe to eat.
Act of taking away
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
cleanse · detoxify · addiction · therapy · intervention · relapse · cravings · temperance
Separating solids from liquids
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
metabolism · lymphatic · bloodstream · enzymes · sweating · urination · plasma · homeostasis
Purification via vaporization
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- refinementElegance of manner
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
decontamination · desalination · sedimentation · decanting · centrifugation · extraction · adsorption · reverse osmosis
Contaminated drainage from buildings
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- chlorinationDisinfecting with a halogen
sewerage · septic · hygiene · water quality · contaminants · environmental · pollutants · runoff
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
recovery · cleanse · detoxify · addiction · therapy · intervention · relapse · cravings · temperance · fasting
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
excretion · metabolism · lymphatic · bloodstream · enzymes · sweating · urination · plasma · homeostasis · renal
distillation
Purification via vaporization
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- refinementElegance of manner
sterilization · decontamination · desalination · sedimentation · decanting · centrifugation · extraction · adsorption · reverse osmosis · straining
wastewater
Contaminated drainage from buildings
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
chlorination · sewerage · septic · hygiene · water quality · contaminants · environmental · pollutants · runoff
lustration
Cleansing rite or vetting
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
catharsis · expiation · cleansing rite · mikveh · sanctification
depurationcontamination
Introduction of impurities
pollution · adulteration · corruption · dirtying · fouling
pure, purity, purify, impure, impurity, purist, purifying, purified, purification