fumigant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fumigant
1720–30; < Latin fūmigant- (stem of fūmigāns, present participle of fūmigāre ), equivalent to fūmig- ( see fumigate) + -ant- -ant
Example Sentences
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Use of the gas surged after sales of another fumigant called methyl bromide were sharply curtailed because of the harm it caused to the ozone layer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
They mandate a standardized stamp showing materials have been treated with either heat or the highly toxic methyl bromide fumigant.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2022
Militaries have employed it for chemical warfare, and it is used as a fumigant on farms.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2020
The major uses of phosphine are as a fumigant for grains and in semiconductor processing.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
With small steps, she carried the fumigant closely by all four walls, which were covered by a huge number of flies and gnats.
From Andrea Delfin by Pullen, Michael
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