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decontamination ['dɪkən'tæmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] n
gen. décontamination f
anal.chem. décontamination f (in nuclear science); désactivation f (in nuclear science)
chem. decontamination radioactive; decontamination
econ. assainissement m
med. élimination f
met., el. neutralisation f
mil., logist. désinfection f (chimique ou biologique); décontamination f (Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical, Nucléaire, Radiologique et Chimique -désinfection Biologique)
nat.res. désintoxication f; détoxication f; détoxification m; décontamination f (radiology); désactivation f (radiology)
nucl.phys. décontamination radioactive; désactivation f
decontamination The removing of chemical, biological, or radiological contamination from, or the neutralizing of it on a person, object, or area ['dɪkən'tæmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] n
environ. décontamination f
 English thesaurus
decontamination ['dɪkən'tæmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] abbr.
abbr., mil. decon; decontn
mil. The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, destroying, neutralizing, making harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive material clinging to or around it
mil., abbr. dech
mil., logist. The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, neutralizing, or removing, chemical or biological agents. (FRA)
USA The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, destroying, neutralizing, making harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive material clinging to or around it (JP 3-11)
decontamination Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical ['dɪkən'tæmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] n
mil., logist. Suppression of danger for an individual, an object, or an area through the absorption, destruction, neutralization, rendering harmless or removal of biological or chemical agents, or through the removal of the radioactive substance located on or around them. FRA
decontamination
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