Fumigation
[,fju:mɪ'ɡeɪʃn] or [,fjʊmə'geʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it.
Editor: Trudy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
(n.) Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
Edited by Bridget
Examples
- I am occupied with the fumigation. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This is probably the most common means of fumigation. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Fumigation with the acid purifies the air and walls of closed rooms. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Some of the lower classes had rather die than wash, but the fumigation of strangers causes them no pangs. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- However, they must keep epidemics away somehow or other, and fumigation is cheaper than soap. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- They need no fumigation themselves. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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