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fumigation

Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪʃən/

The English word “fumigation” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
  2. Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.

Etymology

From Middle English fumygacioun, from Old French fumigation, from Late Latin fumigatio, fumigationem, from Latin fumigo.

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