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eradication
[ ih-rad-i-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the complete removal, destruction, or erasure of something:
While I don't expect the eradication of poverty, I think that these social programs will have some positive impact.
Permanent eradication of an invasive species is time-consuming and often expensive.
- the act or process of pulling or digging up a plant by the roots:
Two other cocaine-producing nations have avoided use of chemical herbicides on coca crops, preferring manual eradication instead.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eradication1
Example Sentences
The eradication project employs more than 40 people and also uses specially-trained dogs to locate the animals.
"I'm really hoping for total eradication of my cancer, as opposed to being put in remission and I'm feeling optimistic."
Thus, there are few things Westerners take for granted more than reduced child mortality, reduced death in child birth and the eradication of history’s most brutal diseases like polio and smallpox.
“Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication,” the statement said.
The measures ranged from hatching Chinook salmon to the eradication of invasive algae, and the study's authors said their findings offered a "ray of light" for those working to protect threatened animals and plants.
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