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fumigant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chemical, chemical substance |
| Derivation | fumigate |
Examples of fumigant
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Farmers in southern Europe who use large amounts of the fumigant are furious.
From the newscientist.com
Sulfuryl fluoride is used as a pesticide and fumigant on agricultural crops.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A fuel tank puncture spilled 121 gallons of diesel, but none of the fumigant leaked.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The fumigant is heavily used in the Central Coast on strawberry crops.
From the sacbee.com
The chemical is a popular soil fumigant because it is cheap and requires only a single treatment.
From the newscientist.com
State pesticide regulators have resumed a study of the fumigant methyl iodide for use on strawberry fields.
From the latimes.com
It leases space to a company that sometimes uses methyl bromide, a toxic gas, as a fumigant to destroy crop pests.
From the signonsandiego.com
The department commissioned a study by a scientific panel that found that the fumigant poses significant health risks.
From the sacbee.com
Farmers are counting on it to replace methyl bromide, a fumigant being phased out because it damages Earth's ozone layer.
From the sacbee.com
- A chemical substance used in fumigation
- (fumigate) treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
- (fumigation) the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
- Fumigation is a method of pest control that completely fills an area with gaseous pesticides--or fumigants--to suffocate or poison the pests within. ...
- (fumigate) To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals
- (Fumigants) gasses which kill when they are inhaled or otherwise absorbed by pests.
- (fumigation) Treatment with a pesticide active ingredient that is a gas under treatment conditions.
- (fumigation) Using chemicals to control and/or eliminate insects. When tobacco is stored, the storage facility must be fumigated to protect the tobacco from the damage insects can cause.
- (Fumigation) n. (mil) An assault in which no survivors are left. Term first used by BWANT in Seattle.
