- past participle of decontaminate.
- past tense form of decontaminate.
decontaminated
Example Sentences
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Environmental consultants even determined a few smaller buildings could not be effectively decontaminated and consequently had them demolished.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
When reused, the decontaminated robots still picked up plastic and microbes, albeit smaller amounts of both.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
In hospitals, his system uses electromagnetic fields to track surgical instruments, ensuring they are decontaminated and sterilised properly, and available in the right place at the right time.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023
Often buildings must be professionally cleaned or decontaminated by wildfire remediation companies.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023
They come to me from Outside, decontaminated and vacuum-sealed in plastic wrap.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
