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Synonyms for decontamination


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dee-kuh n-tam-uh-neyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdi kənˈtæm əˌneɪt



Définition of decontamination

Origin :
  • 1936, from de- + contaminate. Originally in reference to poison gas. Related: Decontaminated; decontaminating.
  • As in ablution : noun washing
Example sentences :
  • He turned away and walked back to the decontamination chamber.
  • Extract from : « The Bramble Bush » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • They passed through the decontamination shield and into the city.
  • Extract from : « Tony and the Beetles » by Philip K. Dick
  • Decontamination squads with fire bombs were shown as they sought to cleanse Euclid Avenue of its infected dead.
  • Extract from : « Deepfreeze » by Robert Donald Locke
  • And it took us two weeks of bunking with the sullen crew and decontamination before we could pick up life again.
  • Extract from : « Let'em Breathe Space » by Lester del Rey
  • He wandered around the decontamination room, looking at everything, hoping he might see something that would give him a clue.
  • Extract from : « The Bramble Bush » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • He went through the radiation trap to the decontamination chamber to wash off whatever it was he had picked up.
  • Extract from : « The Bramble Bush » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Decontamination jets hissed, sluicing the ship to remove surface contamination.
  • Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone
  • Some of the first, heavily loaded, were lifted to emptiness again and the process of decontamination of their hulls began.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • Unless some means of decontamination can be found these new parts are no better than the old ones.
  • Extract from : « The Year When Stardust Fell » by Raymond F. Jones
  • Inside the decontamination chamber, the Planeteers took off their masks and faced Rip with admiring grins.
  • Extract from : « Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet » by Harold Leland Goodwin

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