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decontamination.

The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

15 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/diːkənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/UK
  1. The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English contamination English decontamination From de- + contamination.

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