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fumigate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈfyo͞oməˌgāt/,
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fumigated, past participle; fumigates, 3rd person singular present; fumigating, present participle; fumigated, past tense;
  1. Apply the fumes of certain chemicals to (an area) to disinfect it or to rid it of vermin


  1. treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
  2. (fumigation) the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
  3. Fumigation is a method of pest control that completely fills an area with gaseous pesticides--or fumigants--to suffocate or poison the pests within. ...
  4. To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals
  5. (Fumigating) A term describing a plume from an emission stack which is trapped by a stable inversion above the stack mouth, thereby hitting the ground level very close to the stack.
  6. (Fumigating) Occurs with a combination of stable air aloft and unstable air at the surface. As the morning sun strikes the surface, it rapidly warms. The cooler scent plume will then diffuse down through the warmer air. ...
  7. (fumigation) Treatment with a pesticide active ingredient that is a gas under treatment conditions.
  8. (fumigation) Using chemicals to control and/or eliminate insects. When tobacco is stored, the storage facility must be fumigated to protect the tobacco from the damage insects can cause.
  9. (Fumigation) n. (mil) An assault in which no survivors are left. Term first used by BWANT in Seattle.
  10. (Fumigation) sterilizing by fuming action.
  11. (FUMIGATION) Quarantine treatment using a fumigant gas (Note: methyl bromide, previously commonly used, is now prohibited in certain countries, e.g.: USA) to kill and/or prevent infestation by insects, etc.
  12. (Fumigation) (Ento, Trop, Vet, Zoo)
  13. (Fumigation) A process by which the soil is sterilized from any insect, disease or weed, prior to the growing of a crop. This is usually done by covering it with mulch and injecting a Fumigant (gas or low-boiling liquid) into the soil.
  14. (Fumigation) A type of process of treating wood materials to rid of infestation.
  15. (Fumigation) Any process by which the destruction of insects, as mosquitoes, fleas, bed bugs and body lice, and animals, as rats is accomplished by the employment of gaseous agents.
  16. (Fumigation) If a vessel has docked at a wharf that is not rat-free or stegomyia-free, it may be required that the vessel is fumigated before a new loading can be accepted.
  17. (Fumigation) The application of chemicals to a vineyard in order to control grape vine pests and diseases.
  18. (Fumigation) The exposure of materials to the vapour of a volatile substance or toxic chemical in a closed container or chamber in order to destroy fungi and/or insects.
  19. (Fumigation) The process of Fumigation is where a container is filled with Gases / Pesticides to kill vermin (for example insects) or other infestations.
  20. (Fumigation) The process of exposing records to a gas or vapor which destroys insects, mould, mildew, fungus, or other harmful forms of life.
  21. (Fumigation) The process of introducing poisonous gases into an area for the purpose of eradicating pests.
  22. (Fumigation) The use of gas or vapors to sterilize soils.
  23. (Fumigation) Treating of cargoes with gases to exterminate unwanted life forms.
  24. (Fumigation) refers to the use of gaseous chemicals to kill organisms.  Fumigation is a common form of pest control for buildings as well as consumable goods.  The process is commonly used to prevent the transfer of exotic organisms across boarders in the import/export of fruits and vegetables.
  25. (fumigation) The process used to destroy bacteria, insects, or pests by smoke or exposure to poisonous gas.