The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
decontamination \decontamination\ n. The removal of contaminants; as, the decontamination of a room after a spill of radioactive materials. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] decorWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
decontamination n 1: the removal of contaminants [ant: contamination, pollution]