| fumigant | A substance utilised in fumigation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fumigate | To expose to the action of smoke or of fumes of any kind as a means of disinfection or eradication. Origin: L. Fumigo pp. -atus, to fumigate, fr. Fumus, smoke, + ago, to drive (05 Mar 2000) |
| fumigation | The application of smoke, vapor, or gas for the purpose of disinfecting or destroying pests or microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fuming | Producing fumes, or vapors. <chemistry> Cadet's fuming liquid Same as Disulphuric acid, uder Disulphuric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fuming sulfuric acid | Sulfuric acid containing sulfurous acid gas in solution. Synonym: fuming sulfuric acid. Origin: named for Nordhausen, a town in Saxony where it was first prepared (05 Mar 2000) |
| fumitez | <botany> Fumitory. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fumitory | <botany> The common uame of several species of the genus Fumaria, annual herbs of the Old World, with finely dissected leaves and small flowers in dense racemes or spikes. F. Officinalis is a common species, and was formerly used as an antiscorbutic. <botany> Climbing fumitory, the Alleghany vine (Adlumia cirrhosa); a biennial climbing plant with elegant feathery leaves and large clusters of pretty white or pinkish flowers looking like grains of rice. Origin: OE. Fumetere, F. Fumeterre, prop, smoke of the ground, fr. L. Fumus smoke + terra earth. See Fume, and Terrace. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fummel | <zoology> A hinny. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |