decontamination en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /diːkənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English contamination English decontamination From de- + contamination.
Meanings
- The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decontaminations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
autodecontamination · biodecontamination
Relateds
Translations (24)
es descontaminación (process of removing contamination) · sh деконтаминација (process of removing contamination) · pt descontaminação (process of removing contamination) · sh dekontaminacija (process of removing contamination) · ru деконтамина́ция (process of removing contamination) · fr décontamination (process of removing contamination) · fi dekontaminaatio (process of removing contamination) · fi dekontaminointi (process of removing contamination) · ca descontaminació (process of removing contamination) · fi vaarallisten aineiden poisto puhdistamalla (process of removing contamination) · ru обеззара́живание (process of removing contamination) · uk знезара́ження (process of removing contamination) · cmn 淨化 /净化 (process of removing contamination) · gl descontaminación (process of removing contamination) · ro decontaminare (process of removing contamination) · pl dekontaminacja (process of removing contamination) · it decontaminazione (process of removing contamination) · de Dekontamination (process of removing contamination) · ast descontaminación (process of removing contamination) · cmn 消毒 (process of removing contamination) · ja 除染 (process of removing contamination) · cmn 去污染 (process of removing contamination) · pl odkażanie (process of removing contamination) · fi puhdistus (process of removing contamination)