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decontaminate Definition

de·con·tami·nate (-tamə nāt′)

transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing

to rid of a polluting or harmful substance, as poison gas, radioactive products, etc.

decontaminate Related Forms
de′·con·tam′i·na·tion noun
decontaminate Synonyms

decontaminate

v.

disinfect, purify, sterilize; see clean.

decontaminate Usage Examples

Object

  • land: Similarly, you could be held responsible for decontaminating land affected by leaks of hazardous substances from your factory.
  • area: They may be used for decontaminating any area with blood spillage.
  • equipment: Designed to carry a full range of clean up, containment and decontaminating equipment this service is available 24 hours a day.
  • casualty: Today we were going to carry out the procedure for decontaminating a casualty.
  • patient: Provisions for a team of nonmedical personnel to decontaminate patients under supervision of medical personnel.
  • personnel: The IRUs also carried a unit for decontaminating personnel from the emergency services.

Present participle complement

  • follow: It is therefore each individual health worker's responsibility to ensure that their footwear is decontaminated adequately following use.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: Equipment must be fully decontaminated prior to maintenance work.
  • prior: The site has recently been decontaminated prior to development.
  • thoroughly: This line of action will ensure that the site can be thoroughly decontaminated, leaving it available for future development.
  • properly: They have the facilities and expertise to ensure that they are properly decontaminated.
  • immediately: Toys that become contaminated with blood and/or body fluids need to be decontaminated immediately.
  • easily: The construction enables the instrument to be easily decontaminated.