decontamination
Example Sentences
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Before engineers could switch on the WFI, the instrument spent 10 days drying out and undergoing decontamination.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The shelters feature a main door that seals hermetically and a decontamination chamber where people can shower if they have been in a contaminated environment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
The irradiated vessels were towed to Hunters Point, and used as the material and hardware upon which scientists tested decontamination methods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Industrial hemp—which tends to contain very little THC—has been used for over 10,000 years as a base material for things like ropes, clothes, construction materials, and soil decontamination.
From Slate ● May 28, 2025
The lights in the decontamination room are brighter, the air more sanitized than the rest of the ship.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
