decontamination

[ dē′kən-tăm′ə-nā′shən ]

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The removal or neutralization of a contaminating substance, such as poisonous gas or a radioactive material.

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de′con•tam′i•nate (-nāt′) v.

The disease is spread via bodily fluids, necesitating strict isolation for the patients and thorough decontamination.
Two American Ebola Patients Coming Home to U.S. for Treatment|Abby Haglage|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A wooden decontamination building was erected just a few hundred yards down from the guard post.
America's Secret Nuclear Test Revealed in Area 51|Annie Jacobsen|May 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He says BP still owes him $15,000 for two deckhands and another $20,000 for decontamination and repainting of his boat.
The Gulf of Mexico's Seafood Rebirth a Year After the BP Oil Spill|Rick Outzen|April 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
So he took a decontamination shower alone, clothes on, and then drove home through empty streets to his empty house.
A Nuclear Meltdown Survivor Story|Tony Doukopil|March 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The Tories' "decontamination" strategy was designed for happier times.
Will Britain's Conservatives Blow it?|Alex Massie|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He didn't know what was meant by full decontamination procedure.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley
He went through the radiation trap to the decontamination chamber to wash off whatever it was he had picked up.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett
He wandered around the decontamination room, looking at everything, hoping he might see something that would give him a clue.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett
Some of the first, heavily loaded, were lifted to emptiness again and the process of decontamination of their hulls began.
Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster
Inside the decontamination chamber, the Planeteers took off their masks and faced Rip with admiring grins.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin