n.
Pronunciation: i- ˌ li-m ə - ' n ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Date: 1627
: the act, process, or an instance of eliminating or discharging: as a : the act of discharging or excreting waste products from the body b : the removal from a molecule of the constituents of a simpler molecule <ethylene is formed by the elimination of water from ethanol> ― compare ADDITION 4