decorporation
English
Etymology
From de- + corporation.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /dikɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /diːkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: de‧cor‧po‧ra‧tion
Noun
decorporation (uncountable)
- (medicine) The therapeutic removal of radioactive material that has been absorbed by the body
- (business) The legal revocation of a registration/charter of a corporation (or Limited Liability Company) operating to the detriment of the state, nation, and/or world.
- The act of becoming no long corporeal.
- 2020 August 27, Ann Kim, “Moist Vessel” (5:14 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks[1], season 1, episode 4, spoken by O'Connor (Haley Joel Osment):
- (meditative humming) “As I grow closer to decorporation, words start to lose meaning.” (meditative humming)
Translations
therapeutic removal of radioactive material
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