Fumigation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fumigation \Fum`iga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fumigation.]
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     1. The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for
        disinfection.
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     2. Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "fumigation":
     aeration, aerification, antisepsis, atomization, decontamination,
     deodorization, deodorizing, disinfection, disinfestation,
     distillation, etherealization, etherification, evaporation,
     exhalation, flash pasteurization, fluidization, fractionation,
     gasification, hygenics, hygiene, pasteurization, sanitation,
     smoking, steaming, sterilization, sublimation, vaporization,
     ventilation, volatilization