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Definitions

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  • noun the activity of getting rid of vermin

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Examples

  • The Tories will have to do a lot of "disinfestation" of the BBC, Civil Service, Local Government and Quango's when they take over.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • Re Stakeholder's question, I would pay nothing, preferring to sit through an hour or two of agony - but I would still have my money to go for disinfestation treatment and an ice cream afterwards.

    £10,000 to sit next to Gordon 2008

  • Anaerobic soil disinfestation is achieved by adding organic matter and water.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

  • The headline in a recent USDA research journal says: "Biomass crops can be used for biological disinfestation and remediation of soils and water."

    www.appeal-democrat.com - News : 2009

  • Whereas no or only trace amounts of cyanide were found in the alleged homicidal gas chambers, massive traces of cyanide were found in the walls and floor in the camp's disinfestation delousing chambers.

    Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free 2008

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