fumigène

French

Etymology

From Latin fūmus (“smoke”) (whence French fumée) + -gène.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.mi.ʒɛn/

Noun

fumigène m (plural fumigènes)

1. smoke grenade, smoke device
2. (agriculture) fumigator

See also

• lacrymogène

Further reading

• “fumigène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.