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decontaminated

decontaminated is the simple past and past participle of decontaminate.

Meaning of decontaminate

Verb

decontaminate (third-person singular simple present decontaminates, present participle decontaminating, simple past and past participle decontaminated)

  1. (transitive) To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.

Questions about decontaminated

What is decontaminated the simple past and past participle of?
Decontaminated is the simple past and past participle of decontaminate.

Words near decontaminated in the dictionary

  1. decontaminability
  2. decontaminable
  3. decontaminant
  4. decontaminants
  5. decontaminate
  6. decontaminated
  7. decontaminates
  8. decontaminating
  9. decontamination
  10. decontaminations
  11. decontaminator

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