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decontaminating

decontaminating is the present participle and gerund 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 decontaminating

What is decontaminating the present participle and gerund of?
Decontaminating is the present participle and gerund of decontaminate.

Words near decontaminating in the dictionary

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

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