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How to pronounce fumigation in English?

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Type Words
Type of application, coating, covering
Derivation fumigate

Examples of fumigation

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Dexter's sock fumigation project backfired when he held the spray can backwards.
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Following fumigation the immigration of species onto the islands was monitored.
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The principal means of decontamination is fumigation with chlorine dioxide gas.
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I recommend orange oil because it is the most effective alternative to fumigation.
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Ultimately, the deal closed and the buyers did the fumigation before they moved in.
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In 1924 a concrete fumigation chamber was built to fumigate infected imports.
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Most cities here rely on traps, cats, poisons, fumigation and glue strips.
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I am wondering if you have any advice on the ideal cleaning process after fumigation?
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On returning, they found that the fumigation had not been very successful.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • The application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
  • (fumigant) a chemical substance used in fumigation
  • (fumigate) treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
  • 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
  • (fumigant) A pesticide vaporized to kill pests. Used in buildings and greenhouses.
  • (Fumigant) Vapor-active chemical used in the gaseous phase to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms or other pests.
  • (FUMIGANT) Chemical used in the form of a volatile liquid or a gas to kill insects, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, seeds, roots, rhizomes, or entire plants; usually applied in an enclosure of some kind or in the soil with a plastic or water surface seal.
  • (Fumigant) Pesticide that is a vapor or gas or that forms a vapor or gas when applied and whose pesticidal action occurs in the gaseous state.