FUMATORIUMS

Noun

fumatoriums

plural of fumatorium

Source: Wiktionary


FUMATORIUM

Fu`ma*to"ri*um, n.; L. pl. -ria (#). [NL., fr. L. fumare, fumatum, to smoke.]

Definition: An air-tight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy germs or insects; esp., the apparatus used to destroy San José scale on nursery stock, with hydrocyanic acid vapor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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