fumigation

noun fumigation

• ventilation — the act of ventilating.
• airing — exposure to air or warmth, as for drying or ventilation
• disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
• decontamination — to make (an object or area) safe for unprotected personnel by removing, neutralizing, or destroying any harmful substance, as radioactive material or poisonous gas.
• smoking — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.