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Decontamination

noun/dɪsmˈɑːɹʃɔːl/
Definition
the removal of contaminants
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪsmˈɑːɹʃɔːl/
🇬🇧British English
/dˌiːkəntˌamɪnˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˌiːkəntˌamɪnˈeɪʃən/
6 syllables Say it as /dɪsmˈɑːɹʃɔːl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
decontaminateverbrid of contamination
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Dekontamination
die Entfernung von Schadstoffen
🇫🇷French
décontamination
l'élimination des contaminants
🇪🇸Spanish
descontaminación
la eliminación de contaminantes
🇮🇹Italian
decontaminazione
la rimozione dei contaminanti
🇳🇱Dutch
ontsmetting
het verwijderen van verontreinigingen
🇵🇹Portuguese
descontaminação
a remoção de contaminantes
🇷🇺Russian
обеззараживание
удаление загрязнений
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शुद्धीकरण
प्रदूषकों को हटाना
🇧🇩Bengali
দূষণ
দূষণকারী অপসারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
தூய்மைப்படுத்துதல்
அசுத்தங்களை அகற்றுதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిర్మూలన
కలుషితాల తొలగింపు
🇮🇳Marathi
निर्जंतुकीकरण
दूषित पदार्थ काढून टाकणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિશુદ્ધીકરણ
દૂષકોને દૂર કરવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿರ್ಮಲೀಕರಣ
ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯಕಾರಕಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
അണുവിമുക്തമാക്കൽ
മലിനീകരണം നീക്കം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੰਦਗੀ
ਗੰਦਗੀ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
آلودگی سے پاک کرنا
آلودگیوں کا خاتمہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
去污
去除污染物
🇯🇵Japanese
除染
汚染物質の除去
🇰🇷Korean
오염 제거
오염물질 제거
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khử nhiễm
loại bỏ các chất gây ô nhiễm
🇹🇭Thai
การปนเปื้อน
การกำจัดสิ่งปนเปื้อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
dekontaminasi
penghapusan kontaminan
🇲🇾Malay
penyahcemaran
penyingkiran bahan cemar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إزالة التلوث
إزالة الملوثات
🇮🇷Persian
ضد آلودگی
حذف آلاینده ها
🇹🇷Turkish
dekontaminasyon
kirleticilerin uzaklaştırılması
🇮🇱Hebrew
טיהור
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'decontamination'?
The primary meaning of 'decontamination' is 'the removal of contaminants'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'decontamination' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'decontamination' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'decontamination' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'decontamination' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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