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decontamination

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decontamination /de·con·tam·i·na·tion/ (de?kon-tam-i-na´shun) the freeing of a person or object of some contaminating substance, e.g., war gas, radioactive material, etc.
de·con·tam·i·na·tion (dkn-tm-nshn)
n.
The removal or neutralization of a contaminating substance, such as poisonous gas or a radioactive material.
decon·tami·nate (-nt) v.
decontamination,
n the process of making a person, object, or environment free of microorganisms, radioactivity, or other contaminants.
decontamination
the freeing of a patient or an object of some contaminating substance such as war gas, radioactive material, etc.
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