Decontamination

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  decontamination \decontamination\ n.
     The removal of contaminants; as, the decontamination of a
     room after a spill of radioactive materials.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] decor

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  decontamination
       n : 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