decontamination

decontamination

See also: décontamination

English

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.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /diːkənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/
    • Audio (Mid-Atlantic US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    decontamination (plural decontaminations)

    1. The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

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