fumigate (redirected from fumigants)

fu·mi·gate  (fym-gt)

v. fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing, fu·mi·gates

v.tr.

To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect.

v.intr.

To employ smoke or fumes in order to exterminate or disinfect.

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[Latin fmigre, fmigt-, to smoke : fmus, smoke + agere, to drive, make; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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fumi·gation n.

fumi·gator n.

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fumigate [ˈfjuːmɪˌgeɪt]

vb

(Chemistry) to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke

[from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce]

fumigation  n

fumigator  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

fumigate - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests fume process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

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fumigate

verb disinfect, cleanse, purify, sterilize, sanitize, clean out or up I'm going to fumigate the greenhouse.

Translations

fumigate [ˈfjuːmɪgeɪt] VT → fumigar

fumigate [ˈfjuːmɪgeɪt] vt → désinfecter, désinfecter par fumigation

fumigate

vt → ausräuchern

fumigate [ˈfjuːmɪˌgeɪt] vt (room) → suffumicare, fumigare

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fumigate [ˈfjuːmɪˌgeɪt] vt (room) → suffumicare, fumigare