Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fumigation \Fum`iga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fumigation.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for
disinfection.
[1913 Webster]
2. Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fumigation
n 1: the application of a gas or smoke to something for the
purpose of disinfecting it
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "fumigation":
aeration, aerification, antisepsis, atomization, decontamination,
deodorization, deodorizing, disinfection, disinfestation,
distillation, etherealization, etherification, evaporation,
exhalation, flash pasteurization, fluidization, fractionation,
gasification, hygenics, hygiene, pasteurization, sanitation,
smoking, steaming, sterilization, sublimation, vaporization,
ventilation, volatilization