From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
decontamination \decontamination\ n. The removal of contaminants; as, the decontamination of a room after a spill of radioactive materials. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the removal of contaminants [ant: {contamination}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "decontamination": activity, allowance, antisepsis, artificial radioactivity, color, contamination, curiage, disinfection, disinfestation, extenuating circumstances, extenuation, extenuative, fallout, flash pasteurization, fumigation, gilding, gloss, half-life, hygenics, hygiene, mitigation, natural radioactivity, nuclear radiation, palliation, palliative, pasteurization, qualification, radiant energy, radiation, radioactive radiation, radioactivity, radiocarbon dating, radiolucency, radiopacity, radiosensibility, radiosensitivity, sanitation, saturation point, softening, specific activity, sterilization, varnish, whitewash, whitewashing
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