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decontaminate

verb

Rid of contamination

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Word Facts

Word length
13
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
EC
Scrabble score
18

How it sounds

Pronunciation

diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt

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Definitions

verb

  1. Rid of contamination

    “The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city”

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The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city

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