decontaminated

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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

The building was evacuated and 12 people were decontaminated, with 11 being sent to hospitals where they were in stable condition, the fire authority said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Then the site is cleaned and decontaminated, a process that includes removing organic materials like manure and chicken feed that can harbor virus particles.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022

Seventeen crew members who had ridden in the helicopters had to be decontaminated, scrubbed from head to foot to remove any radioactive particles.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland