decontamination.

The removal or reduction of unwanted or harmful contaminants from people, objects or environments.

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Words that belong together

• decontamination of equipment
• decontamination procedure

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Decontamination of equipment was documented before it returned to service.

The decontamination procedure reduced the measured contamination but required a further check.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / sci-fi / gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: hazard description, speculative setting, bodily condition, scene explanation. Disciplines: genre writing, science-informed description, clinical and safety vocabulary. Commonness: moderately common.