Definitions for fumigation
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. fumigationnoun

   the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fumigationnoun

   The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.

2. fumigationnoun

   Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fumigationnoun

   Etymology: fumigatio, Latin; fumigation, French; from fumigate.

   1. Scents raised by fire.

   Fumigations, often repeated, are very beneficial. Arbuthnot.

   My fumigation is to Venus, just
   The souls of roses, and red coral’s dust:
   And, last, to make my fumigation good,
   ’Tis mixt with sparrows brains and pigeons blood. Dryden.

   2. The application of medicines to the body in fumes.

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1. Fumigation

   Fumigation is a method of pest control or the removal of harmful micro-organisms by completely filling an area with gaseous pesticides—or fumigants—to suffocate or poison the pests within. It is used to control pests in buildings (structural fumigation), soil, grain, and produce. Fumigation is also used during the processing of goods for import or export to prevent the transfer of exotic organisms. Structural fumigation targets pests inside buildings (usually residences), including pests that inhabit the physical structure itself, such as woodborers and drywood termites. Commodity fumigation, on the other hand, is also to be conducted inside a physical structure, such as a storage unit, but it aims to eliminate pests from infesting physical goods, usually food products, by killing pests within the container which will house them. Each fumigation lasts for a certain duration. This is because after spraying the pesticides, or fumigants, only the pests around are eradicated.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Fumigationnoun

   the act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection

2. Fumigationnoun

   vapor raised in the process of fumigating

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. fumigation.]

FreebaseRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. Fumigation

   Fumigation is a method of pest control that completely fills an area with gaseous pesticides—or fumigants—to suffocate or poison the pests within. It is utilized for control of pests in buildings, soil, grain, and produce, and is also used during processing of goods to be imported or exported to prevent transfer of exotic organisms. This method also affects the structure itself, affecting pests that inhabit the physical structure, such as woodborers and drywood termites.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Fumigation

   The application of smoke, vapor, or gas for the purpose of disinfecting or destroying pests or microorganisms.

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1. fumigation

   To correct and purify an infectious or confined atmosphere, such as is often found in transports, fumigations are necessary. The materials recommended for the purpose are brimstone with saw-dust; or nitre with vitriolic acid; or common salt with the same acid.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fumigation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fumigation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fumigation in a Sentence

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   Fumigation has high visibility -- high political visibility -- but we are not sure that it really is extremely effective in fighting the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

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