DECONTAMINATION

Pronunciation (US):

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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)

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