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decontamination

removal of a contaminating substance
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decontamination

Summary

decontamination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • decontamination is a type of cleaning[2].
  • decontamination is a type of hazard control[3].
  • decontamination is a type of removal[4].
  • decontamination's Commons category is recorded as Decontamination[5].
  • decontamination is the opposite of contamination[6].
  • decontamination comprises decontamination (human body)[7].
  • decontamination comprises radiation decontamination[8].
  • decontamination's Commons gallery is recorded as Decontamination[9].
  • decontamination's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C68769[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include cleaning[2], hazard control[3], and removal[4]. decontamination is the opposite of contamination[6].

Use and Application

Components include decontamination (human body)[7] and radiation decontamination[8].

Why It Matters

decontamination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).[1] decontamination has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] decontamination is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Kokage si · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Has part(s) → decontamination (human body), radiation decontamination
    Subclass of → cleaning, hazard control, removal
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-to:0||Q11658202 */"
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