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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