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Decontamination

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n. The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

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n. The removal of contaminants.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the removal of contaminants

Word Usage

"Volunteer groups, meanwhile, are handing out thousands of so-called decontamination balls made from sand, rice husks and various micro-organisms they say kill germs in small areas of water."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

removal remotion

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Alsatian Americanization Appalachian Balkanization Christianization

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

decon evacuation reconnaissance triage firefighting