delousing

Verb

delouse (third-person singular simple present delouses, present participle delousing, simple past and past participle deloused)

1. To remove lice from.
   • A veterinarian could delouse your dog.
2. To apply insecticides or insect repellents to, in order to be sure that no lice or other parasites are present.
   • During the Korean Conflict, American soldiers were deloused with DDT upon entering basic training.
3. (transitive) To remove malicious software, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, or worms, from.
   • A deloused computer may still be considered no longer trustworthy.