̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin eradication-, eradicatio, from Latin eradicatus + -ion-, -io -ion
: the act or process of eradicating
the eradication of weeds
the eradication of opposition groups
the eradication of white pine blister rust depends on destruction of the intermediate host