fumigant

Example Sentences

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The fumigant is also used to protect grains, nuts and dried fruits from pests after they are harvested.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

They mandate a standardized stamp showing materials have been treated with either heat or the highly toxic methyl bromide fumigant.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2022

Militaries have employed it for chemical warfare, and it is used as a fumigant on farms.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2020

The major uses of phosphine are as a fumigant for grains and in semiconductor processing.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

With small steps, she carried the fumigant closely by all four walls, which were covered by a huge number of flies and gnats.

From Andrea Delfin by Pullen, Michael