decontamination

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decontamination

/diːkənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/ UK

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noun decontaminations

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

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noun process of removing contamination

Español	descontaminación
日本語	除染 josen
中文	去污染 qù wūrǎn, 淨化 /净化 jìnghuà, 消毒 xiāodú
Português	descontaminação
Français	décontamination
Deutsch	Dekontamination
Italiano	decontaminazione
Română	decontaminare
Русский	обеззара́живание obezzaráživanije, деконтамина́ция dekontaminácija

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@misc{decontamination_2026,
  title = {decontamination},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decontamination},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}