'decontamination' definitions:
Definition of 'decontamination'
(from WordNet)
noun
The removal of contaminants [ant: contamination, pollution]
Definition of 'decontamination'
From: GCIDE
- decontamination \decontamination\ n. The removal of contaminants; as, the decontamination of a room after a spill of radioactive materials. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] decor
Synonyms of 'decontamination'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- activity,
- allowance,
- antisepsis,
- artificial radioactivity,
- color,
- contamination,
- curiage,
- disinfection,
- disinfestation,
- extenuating circumstances,
- extenuation,
- extenuative,
- fallout,
- flash pasteurization,
- fumigation,
- gilding,
- gloss,
- half-life,
- hygenics,
- hygiene,
- mitigation,
- natural radioactivity,
- nuclear radiation,
- palliation,
- palliative,
- pasteurization,
- qualification,
- radiant energy,
- radiation,
- radioactive radiation,
- radioactivity,
- radiocarbon dating,
- radiolucency,
- radiopacity,
- radiosensibility,
- radiosensitivity,
- sanitation,
- saturation point,
- softening,
- specific activity,
- sterilization,
- varnish,
- whitewash,
- whitewashing