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Fumigation

The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.

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Application 76% connected

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Coating 76% connected

of Coat

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Fume 74% connected

Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fume 74% connected

Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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