fumigatoryadj.n.
/ˈfjuːmɪɡəˌtəri/ rare.
A. adj.
Having the quality of fumigating; concerned with fumigation.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [adjective] > relating to fumigation
fumigatory1799
1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire II. 224 The commission for quelling the contagion caused three receipts for making fumigatory powders to be published.
1852 Fraser's Mag. 45 675 A brother-officer..sitting down to join in our fumigatory conclave.
B. n.
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‘A room or an apparatus used for fumigation’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1885).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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adj.n.1799