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Fumigation

//ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it wordnet
  3. 3
    Vapor raised in the process of fumigating. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English fumygacioun, from Old French fumigation, from Late Latin fumigatio, fumigationem, from Latin fumigo.

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