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disinfection The complex of physical, chemical or mechanical operations undertaken to destroy pathogenic germs; fumigation; decontamination The removing of chemical, biological, or radiological contamination from, or the neutralizing of it on a person, object, or area; fumigation The use of a chemical compound in a gaseous state to kill insects, nematodes, arachnids, rodents, weeds, and fungi in confined or inaccessible locations; also used to control weeds, nematodes, and insects in the field |