decon

ˈdiːkən

deconned, deconning

Definition of decon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

safety process

TECH.

process or place for removing dangerous substances from people or things

TECH.

Everyone must go through decon after the drill.

decontamination

Abbreviation

abr: decontaminate

Rare

remove dangerous substances from a place or object

Rare

We need to decon the lab after the spill.

decontaminate

abr: deconstruct

Rare

break something into smaller parts to understand it better

Rare

Let's decon this problem before solving it.

analyze

break down

Verb

tr.

cleaning

TECH.

remove harmful substances from someone or something

TECH.

They had to decon the equipment after the experiment.

decontaminate

sanitize

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Origin of decon

English, de (remove) + con (contamination)

Examples of decon in a sentence

Decon is mandatory after handling chemicals.
They must decon the equipment before reuse.
The team will decon the site after the exercise.
We need to decon the codebase.
He tried to decon the process for clarity.
The team will decon the lab after the spill.

Firefighters must decon their gear after every call.

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French:décontamination, décontam., ...
German:Dekon, dekont., ...
Italian:decontaminazione, decont, ...
Spanish:descontaminación, descontaminar, ...
Portuguese:descontaminação, deconstr., ...
Chinese:净化区, 去污, ...
Japanese:除染, 除染する, ...
Arabic:تَطْهِير, إزالة التلوث, ...
Hebrew:תַּהֲלִיךְ נִיקּוּי רְעָלִים, חִיטּוּי וְהַסָּרַת זִיהוּם, ...
Russian:деконтаминация, дезактивировать, ...
Ukrainian:деконтамінація, декон, ...
Hindi:डीकॉन, डीकॉन्टैमिनेट, ...
Bengali:ডিকনটামিনেশন, ডিকন, ...
Catalan:descontaminació, decontaminació, ...
Czech:dekontaminace, dekontaminovat, ...
Danish:afkontaminering, dekontaminere, ...
Dutch:decontaminatie, decon, ...
Greek:απολύμανση, απορρυπαίνω, ...
Hungarian:dekontaminálás, dekontaminál, ...
Khmer:ដំណើរការ ឬកន្លែងសម្រាប់បំបាត់សារធាតុគ្រោះថ្នាក់, លុបបំបាត់ការបំពុលជាតិពុល, ...
Korean:제독, 디콘, ...
Persian:فرآیند پاکسازی, decon, ...
Polish:dekontaminacja, dekont., ...
Portuguese (BR):descontaminação, descontaminar, ...
Romanian:decontaminare, decon, ...
Swedish:dekontaminering, dekonta, ...
Thai:กระบวนการกำจัดสารพิษ, กำจัดสารพิษ, ...
Turkish:dekon, dekonteaminasyon, ...
Vietnamese:quy trình khử độc, khử nhiễm, ...

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