ELIMINATION


Meaning of ELIMINATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˌli-mə-ˈnā-shən ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

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

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.