The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.
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Noun
Singular:
decontamination
Plural:
decontaminations
Decontamination Sentence Examples
The decontamination chamber sealed itself.
This policy contains recommendations concerning decontamination of various fibre-optic endoscopes.
Following decontamination, the microbiological safety cabinet must be purged of all residual formaldehyde.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced progress in decontamination efforts at the Dirksen Senate office building, where the toxin ricin was found Monday.
The liquid sodium potassium alloy has been drained from the cooling system and is awaiting decontamination.