fumigation

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪʃən/
Etymology

In summary

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

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