What is the meaning of decontamination?

(DoD) The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, destroying, neutralizing, making harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive material clinging to or around it.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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APAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). (2011). decontamination. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/decontamination/definitions/1961274
ChicagoMilitary Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "decontamination" http://smartdefine.org/decontamination/definitions/1961274 (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardMilitary Dictionary (DoD) 2011, decontamination, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/decontamination/definitions/1961274>.
MLAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). "decontamination" 4 April 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/decontamination/definitions/1961274>
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