FUMIGANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fumigant mean? 

• FUMIGANT (noun)
  The noun FUMIGANT has 1 sense:

1. a chemical substance used in fumigation

  Familiarity information: FUMIGANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUMIGANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical substance used in fumigation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fumigant" is a kind of...):

chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

Derivation:

fumigate (treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests)

 Context examples 

Nitromethane is used to make industrial antimicrobials and pharmaceuticals, and is also used as a soil fumigant and as a fuel in race car engines.

(Nitromethane, NCI Thesaurus)

Dibromochloropropane is a formerly known pesticide that was used as a soil fumigant and nematocide on crops, and is currently only used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a research chemical.

(Dibromochloropropane, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used primarily as a space deodorant in products such as room deodorizers, urinal and toilet bowl blocks, and as an insecticide fumigant for moth control.

(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

Ethylene oxide is used especially in the synthesis of ethylene glycol and as a sterilizing agent for medical supplies and foods, as a fumigant and as an insecticide.

(Ethylene oxide, NCI Thesaurus)