2
disinfection(refinement, purification, distillation, freeing, cleansing)
2
distillation(refinement, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
2
freeing(refinement, distillation, cleansing, sanitization)
2
removal(elimination, expulsion)
1
abstersion(removal, elimination, expulsion)
1
atonement(refinement, distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
1
bowel movement
1
cleaning(removal, elimination, expulsion, scrubbing, housework)
1
excretion(noun, medicine, act, keep, process)
1
acting-out
1
baptism(refinement, distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
1
bloody flux
1
clarification(noun, removal, elimination, expulsion)
1
crap
1
depuration(refinement, distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
1
detersion
1
diarrhea
1
dry cleaning
1
dysentery
1
emotional release
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