fumigation
English
Etymology
From Middle English fumygacioun, from Old French fumigation, from Late Latin fumigatio, fumigationem, from Latin fumigo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
fumigation (countable and uncountable, plural fumigations)
- The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
- Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
act
vapor
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fy.mi.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
fumigation f (plural fumigations)
Further reading
- “fumigation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.