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Fumigation

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Fumigation, the disinfecting of rooms, etc., by means of vapours supposed to destroy infectious germs. The burning of sulphur, incense, camphor, etc., is used for this purpose, but these methods the atoms of the molecule, thus: -

have little, if any, real use for purposes of disinfection.

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