Decontamination (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The removal of contaminants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("decontamination" is a kind of...):
remotion; removal (the act of removing)
Antonym:
contamination (the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors)
Derivation:
decontaminate (rid of contamination)