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Word: Fumigation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of perfuming’): from Latin fumigatio(n-), from the verb fumigare, from fumus ‘smoke’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌfjuːmɪˈɡeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or process of disinfecting or purifying an area with the fumes of certain chemicals
Short Definition:action of disinfecting area with fumes
Examples:- the students are part of an effort to eliminate mosquitoes through fumigation
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