clean room
noun
ˈklēn-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a room for the manufacture or assembly of objects (such as precision parts) that is maintained at a high level of cleanliness by special means
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The microchips are manufactured in a clean room.
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Labs that specialize in ancient DNA have high-tech clean rooms to minimize contamination.
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The 4-billion-Euro ($4.62-billion USD) mission is being put through its paces in a Netherlands clean room, after engineers bolted together the back of the spacecraft with a module combining the sunshield and solar panels.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The clean room should be able to be closed securely, and not be used for cooking or heating.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Vacuum And Mop Floors Vacuum the floors and mop them for a perfectly clean room.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The 4-billion-Euro ($4.62-billion USD) mission is being put through its paces in a Netherlands clean room, after engineers bolted together the back of the spacecraft with a module combining the sunshield and solar panels.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The clean room should be able to be closed securely, and not be used for cooking or heating.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Vacuum And Mop Floors Vacuum the floors and mop them for a perfectly clean room.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clean room
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“Clean room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20room. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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