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decontaminate
(redirected from decontaminations)

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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 [ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪˌneɪt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) (tr) to render (an area, building, object, etc.) harmless by the removal, distribution, or neutralization of poisons, radioactivity, etc.
decontaminant  n
decontamination  n
decontaminative  adj
decontaminator  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"
decontaminate
verb sterilize, clean, cleanse, purify, make safe, disinfect, fumigate, deodorize, sanitize, disinfest procedures for decontaminating people affected by radiation
infect, contaminate, poison, pollute, infest
Translations
decontaminate [ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪneɪt] VT → descontaminar
decontaminate [ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪneɪt] vt [+ person, place] → décontaminer
decontaminate
vt → entgiften, dekontaminieren; (from radioactivity) → entseuchen
decontaminate [ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪˌneɪt] vt → decontaminare
decontaminate [ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪˌneɪt] vt → decontaminare


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