decontamination

Variant of decontaminate

decontaminate Definition

de·con·tami·nate (-tam′ə nāt′)

transitive verb decontaminated -·nat′ed, decontaminating -·nat′·ing

to rid of a polluting or harmful substance, as poison gas, radioactive products, etc.

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decontamination de′·con·tam′i·na′·tion noun

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