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decontaminant

decontaminant noun: any substance used for decontamination.

Noun

decontaminant (plural decontaminants)

  1. Any substance used for decontamination.

Forms of decontaminant

pluraldecontaminants

Origin of decontaminant

From de- + contaminant.

Words formed from decontaminant

Questions about decontaminant

What does decontaminant mean?
Decontaminant means any substance used for decontamination.
What part of speech is decontaminant?
Decontaminant is a noun.
What is the plural of decontaminant?
The plural of decontaminant is decontaminants.

Words near decontaminant in the dictionary

  1. deconstrued
  2. deconstrues
  3. deconstruing
  4. decontaminability
  5. decontaminable
  6. decontaminant
  7. decontaminants
  8. decontaminate
  9. decontaminated
  10. decontaminates
  11. decontaminating

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