FUMIGATION Definition & Meaning

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fumigation

[ fyoo-mi-gey-shuhn ]

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noun

the process of using smoke or fumes to disinfect a place or thing or to rid it of fleas, roaches, agricultural pests, weeds, etc.:
If the entire house gets infested with bedbugs, including clothing and furniture, we’ll have to resort to exterminators or even fumigation.
A pesticide unavailable on the legal market is regularly employed in the fumigation of areas where illicit crops, such as coca, are produced.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fumigation¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin ��ū��پ�ō��-, stem of ��ū��پ�ō; fumigate ( def ), -ation ( def )

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He said improved coordination between local and national governments and farmers was needed, to ensure adequate fumigation of rice fields.

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Additionally, fumigation is an expensive process that does not provide lasting protection against termites.

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A manager for one of them, Bay View Farms LLC, said the fumigation process is “really heavily regulated and inspected by not just the county, but also the state.”

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The chemical’s primary use is the fumigation of homes and other structures, where a building is covered with an airtight tent and gas is pumped in to kill termites and other pests.

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In 2019, in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, Dudareva and her associates published their discovery of a new physiological process, "Natural fumigation as a mechanism for volatile transport between flower organs."

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