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Detox vs Toxicate - What's the difference?

detox | toxicate |

As verbs the difference between detox and toxicate

is that detox is detoxify, especially from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs while toxicate is to metabolise a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite.

As a noun detox

is detoxification, especially of alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.

detox

English

Noun

(detoxes)
  • detoxification, especially of alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
  • A detoxification unit.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • detoxify, especially from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
    • ----

    toxicate

    English

    Verb

    (toxicat)
  • to metabolise a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite

    • Related terms

    * toxication