decontaminate
decontaminate
Definition
de·con·tami·nate (-tam′ə nāt′)
transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing
to rid of a polluting or harmful substance, as poison gas, radioactive products, etc.
de′·con·tam′i·na′·tion noun
decontaminate
Synonyms
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.
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