fumigation
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7.4
- noun
- /ˌfjuːmɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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fumigación
- The farmers planned for fumigation of their fields to protect the crops from harmful pests.
- aerial fumigation
- soil fumigation
It covers things like fumigation, disinfection, sanitation, and so on.
- It covers things like fumigation, disinfection, sanitation, and so on.
Examples
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Due to fumigation in cellblock C, tonight's dinner is delayed until 1800 hours.
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Fumigation can't be rushed.
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The Continental Hotel is closing for fumigation.
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I tell you, after mixing with some of the types in there, one's clothing needs fumigation.
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The fumigation took so much of our money that we're down to two money buckets.
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The politics have been temporarily set aside, allowing cleanup and fumigation programs to expand.
Blog text (24) -
Soil fumigation now accounts for about 85 percent of the methyl bromide used in U.S. agriculture.
Academic text (1995) -
Around the farm and in the packinghouse, methyl bromide performs a host of fumigation chores.
Academic text (1995) -
The hotel was closed for fumigation to eliminate any pests before the new guests arrived.
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After the fumigation, we noticed that all the insects had disappeared from our home.
Synonyms
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7.4
A complete killing or removal of a group of living things
19
6.5
A process that removes harmful substances such as chemicals and germs from people, places or things
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4.1
Cleaning something with chemicals to kill harmful germs
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3.9
The act of making surfaces or objects clean and free of germs
The removal of unwanted insects and animals from buildings or stored food
A process of making something very clean and safe from germs
Antonyms
How Thorough
- Specialized
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4.5
- Specialized
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6.5
- Specialized
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7.4
3
4.1
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fumigation comes from the Latin root fumus, which means 'smoke', and you can see the same idea in the simple word fume. So fumigation is treating a place with 'smoke' or gas to clean it or kill pests.