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decontaminate
(redirected from decontaminant)

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de·con·tam·i·nate  (dkn-tm-nt)
tr.v. de·con·tam·i·nat·ed, de·con·tam·i·nat·ing, de·con·tam·i·nates
1. To eliminate contamination in.
2. To make safe by eliminating poisonous or otherwise harmful substances, such as noxious chemicals or radioactive material.

decon·tami·nant (-nnt) n.
decon·tami·nation n.
decon·tami·nator n.

decontaminate
Verb
[-nating, -nated] to make (a place or object) safe by removing poisons, radioactivity, etc.
decontamination n
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Verb1.decontaminate - rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"
cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
contaminate - make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"
Translations
Spanish decontaminate [diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt] vtdescontaminar
French decontaminate [diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt] vtdécontaminer
German decontaminate [diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt] vtentgiften
Italian decontaminate [diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt] vtdecontaminare

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The ready-to-use, anticorrosive decontaminant can be used to clean and disinfect blood, bodily fluids, and other soil.
The Army is no longer going to decon with DS2, the decontaminant used with the M11 and Ml3 decon systems.
No decontaminants, such as organic acids or chlorine, are used during carcass processing.
 
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