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Decontaminate vs Recontaminate - What's the difference?

decontaminate | recontaminate |

As verbs the difference between decontaminate and recontaminate

is that decontaminate is to remove contamination from something, and thus render it safe while recontaminate is to contaminate again, especially after cleaning of original contamination.

decontaminate

English

Verb

(decontaminat)
  • To remove contamination from something, and thus render it safe.

    • Related terms

    * decontamination ----

    recontaminate

    English

    Verb

  • To contaminate again, especially after cleaning of original contamination.