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Fumigation   /fjˌumɪgˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Fumigation

noun
1.
The application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it.





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"Fumigation" Quotes from Famous Books



... that the least noise heard by the Indians above—anything to indicate their presence in the shaft—would ensure their destruction. The fumigation would be continued till the savages were certain of its having had a fatal effect. If they could hold out long enough, even Indian ...
— The Lone Ranche • Captain Mayne Reid


Words linked to "Fumigation" :   fumigate, covering, application, coating


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