decontaminate
Meaning of decontaminate
- neutralize or remove dangerous substances, radioactivity, or germs from (an area, object, or person).
they tried to decontaminate nearby villages
Information about decontaminate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of decontaminate is: decontaminates.
- Languages in which decontaminate is used:
(Press the button to hear it)
Hyphenation of decontaminate
de-con-tam-i-nate
- It consists of 5 syllables and 13 chars.
- decontaminate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
decontaminate synonyms
Meaning make clean and hygienic; disinfect:
Meaning make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms:
Meaning clean (something), especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria:
Meaning make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from:
Meaning make (something, especially the skin) thoroughly clean:
Meaning remove contaminants from:
Meaning disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals:
Meaning make or become free of impurities:
Translation of decontaminate
- Italian: decontaminare
- Spanish: descontaminar
Words that rhyme with decontaminate
Nate, Alphanate, Banate, Bromanate, Depanate, Italianate, Lomanate, Plasmanate, Thiophanate, acetylglucopyranosylisothiocyanate, acetylphenylisothiocyanate, acetyltryptophanate, adamantylisocyanate, aldermanate, allophanate, alloxanate, allylisothiocyanate, allylthiocyanate, aminobenzylpenicilianate, aminoethylthiocyanate, aminopenicillanate, amoscanate, anate, applanate, azidophenylisothiocyanate, banate, benzoylisothiocyanate, benzylisothiocyanate, benzylthiocyanate, biphenyldiisocyanate, biphenylisothiocyanate, bisthiocyanate, bitoscanate, bromoallylisothiocyanate, bromoallylthiocyanate, bromobenzylisothiocyanate, bromopenicillanate, bromophenylisocyanate, bromophenylisothiocyanate, butenylisothiocyanate, butylcyanate, butylisothiocyanate, calpanate, cephalosporanate, chlorobenzylthiocyanate, chloroethylisocyanate, chloromethylthiocyanate, chlorophenylisothiocyanate, chlorophenylthiocyanate, chlorosulfonylisocyanate