the complete removal or destruction of something

the elimination of extreme poverty is a key objective

a global commitment to the elimination of nuclear weapons

the expulsion of waste matter from the body

the treatment promotes the elimination of toxins

the removal of a variable from an equation, typically by substituting another which is shown by another equation to be equivalent

Bezout's method of elimination

the generation of a simple substance as a product in the course of a reaction involving larger molecules

a condensation reaction can link together two monosaccharide sugars to form a disaccharide with the elimination of water