self-purification

noun

self-pu·​ri·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌself-ˌpyu̇r-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

-ˌpyər-

1

: purification by natural process

self-purification of water

2

: purification of oneself

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for self-purification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization