fumigant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fumigant
1720–30; < Latin fūmigant- (stem of fūmigāns, present participle of fūmigāre ), equivalent to fūmig- ( fumigate ) + -ant- -ant
Example Sentences
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Eight pesticides were found at the air monitoring stations, including 1,3-dichloropropene, a fumigant and probable human carcinogen used to kill crop-damaging pests in soil.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 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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