Meaning & use
log fumigation
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Meaning
noununcountabletechnical
The process of treating cut timber with a gas to kill insects, fungi or other pests living in the wood.
Grammar: Used as a mass noun with no article: 'Log fumigation is required before export.'
Patterns
- log fumigation of something
- require log fumigation
- undergo log fumigation
Exporters must arrange log fumigation before the timber leaves the country.
The cost of log fumigation added several dollars to every cubic meter of wood.
Inspectors checked that the log fumigation had been carried out to the required standard.
Common combinations
- require log fumigation
- Some importing countries require log fumigation for all raw timber.
- log fumigation certificate
- The shipment was held up because the log fumigation certificate was missing.
- carry out log fumigation
- A licensed contractor must carry out log fumigation at the port.
- log fumigation treatment
- The price includes log fumigation treatment and loading.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fumigation
- The general word for gassing pests; it can apply to buildings, grain or soil, while log fumigation is specifically about timber.
- quarantine treatment
- A broader official term covering fumigation, heat treatment and other pest-control steps required by border rules.
Word family
- fumigate verb
- To treat an area or material with gas in order to kill pests.
- fumigant noun
- The gas or chemical used in fumigation.
Commonly confused: log fumigation or fumigation?
log fumigation vs fumigation
'Fumigation' alone can mean treating a building or cargo; adding 'log' makes clear the treatment is for timber.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'log fumigation' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Log fumigation' is an uncountable noun phrase, so it works as the subject of 'is required'. The other options treat it as a verb or give it a plural verb, which does not fit its grammar.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “log fumigation”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.