fumigatorium U.S.
(ˌfjuːmɪgəˈtɔərɪəm)
[f. fumigate v. + -orium.]
An air-tight container or building in which fumigation, esp. of plants, takes place.
| 1902 W. G. Johnson Fumigation Methods xi. 97 A fumigatorium is a house or room constructed or adapted for the fumigation of nursery stock or other materials. 1903 Florida Experiment Station Bull. LXIII. 651 To kill the white fly larvae in an air-tight fumigatorium, I commenced by using one gramme of KCN to 15 cubic feet of space. 1909 U.S. Dept. Agric. Bur. Ent. Bull. LXXXIV. 24 A larger fumigatorium was constructed. 1919 U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. MXXIX. 36 A fumigatorium is a container in which anything can be fumigated. |