disinfest
verb
dis·in·fest
ˌdis-in-ˈfest 
disinfested; disinfesting; disinfests
: to rid of small animal pests (such as insects or rodents)
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Large enough to disinfest entire trucks loaded up with furniture, the sheds used Zyklon B to produce hydrogen cyanide gas, the same chemical used by the Nazis in their death camps.
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Jo Caird, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2021
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Jo Caird, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2021
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“Disinfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinfest. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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