beheadment – The removal of an initial letter of a word to form a new word (e.g. blather becomes lather). More…
curtailment – The removal of the last letter of a word to leave another word (e.g. goon becomes goo). More…
detail – Comes from French de-, “removal,” and tailler, “cut in pieces,” and means “to relate or describe minutely.” More…
water softening – The removal of calcium and magnesium ions from water, or their replacement with sodium, either by chemical reaction or by ion exchange. More…