A chemical substance used in fumigation

Usage examples of fumigant.

The Allies quickly recognized its value for wartime use and found it 100 percent effective as a fumigant against the ticks and body lice that transmit typhus, which in World War I had killed millions of soldiers and civilians in Europe.

Ciphogene is the fumigant Wolfe uses in his plant rooms, and I knew how deadly it was, but there was only a faint trace to my nose, so I went on breathing.

A couple of days before, a big carpet carrying fumigants had overturned in an accident, spilling finely ground linseed, psellium seed, violet and wild parsley root, aloes, mace, and storax.

A cou ple of days before, a big carpet carrying fumigants had overturned in an accident, spilling finely ground linseed, psellium seed, violet and wild parsley root, aloes, mace, and storax.

I could have just written no impact and let it go at that: the fumigants were harmless in and of themselves, and required combustion and ritual to become magically signifi cant A two-word report, however, would not have made my boss happy, and might have given people outside the EPA the idea that we didn't take seriously the job we were doing.

I was even less pleased when I saw what lurked on that desk: my report about die spilled fumigants, all covered over widi red scribbles.

I'd just reached for the fumigants report—I still hadn't had the chance to let our access spirit finish looking at it— when the phone yarped again.

Currently, one of the most widely used fumigants is methyl bromide, a highly toxic gas.