fumigating
present participle offumigate
fumigate
verb[T]
uk/ˈfjuː.mɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈfjuː.mə.ɡeɪt/to usepoisonousgastoremoveharmfulinsects,bacteria,disease, etc. fromsomewhereor something:
We had to fumigate thecellarto getridofcockroaches.
Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purify
- repurify
- scrub
- sponge
- sterilizing
- sweep
- swill
- wash(something)out
- washsomethingdown
- wipe
- wipesomethingdown
Examplesoffumigating
fumigating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In one case recently, afterfumigatingtreatment 30 infant mice were found in one nest.
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Cyanides are used as insecticides forfumigatingships.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The quarantine was lifted but the burning andfumigatingcontinued.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There have also been information campaigns concerning prevention of the dengue fever; and the government isfumigatingwith insecticide in order to control the mosquito population.
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- recombination fraction
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- recombination rate
- recombining
- recommence
- recommencement
- recommend
- recommendation
- recommended
- recommended course
- recommended daily allowance
- recommended-daily-allowance
- recommended dosage
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