FUMIGATOR


Meaning of FUMIGATOR in English

ˈfyüməˌgād.ə(r), -ātə- noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fumigate + -or

: one that fumigates: as

a. : a device or apparatus that generates a gas or vapor for use as a fumigant

b. : fumigant

c.

(1) : exterminator a

(2) : one who kills insect pests on trees or shrubs by treatment with poisonous gas

(3) : one who cleans and moth-proofs rugs and upholstered furniture and fumigates them by placing them in an airtight chamber with disks impregnated with hydrocyanic acid

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