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FUMIGATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fumigation mean?
• FUMIGATION (noun)
The noun FUMIGATION has 1 sense:
1. the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
Familiarity information: FUMIGATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fumigation" is a kind of...):
application; coating; covering (the work of applying something)
Derivation:
fumigate (treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests)
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