Definition of Elimination

1. Noun. The act of removing or getting rid of something.

Exact synonyms: Riddance
Generic synonyms: Remotion, Removal
Specialized synonyms: Simplification
Derivative terms: Eliminate, Rid

2. Noun. The bodily process of discharging waste matter.

3. Noun. Analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives.
Exact synonyms: Reasoning By Elimination
Generic synonyms: Analysis, Analytic Thinking

4. Noun. The act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations.
Generic synonyms: Remotion, Removal
Derivative terms: Eliminate

5. Noun. The murder of a competitor.
Exact synonyms: Liquidation
Generic synonyms: Execution, Murder, Slaying
Derivative terms: Eliminate, Liquidate

Definition of Elimination

1. n. The act of expelling or throwing off

Definition of Elimination

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Elimination

1. The act of expulsion or of extrusion, especially of drug expulsion from the body. Origin: L. Eliminatio, from limen = threshold This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elimination

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Elihu Thomson
Elihu Yale
Elijah
Elijah Muhammad
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elimination disorders
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Elinor Morton Hoyt Wylie
ELINT

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