Definition of Delousing

1. Verb. (present participle of delouse) ¹

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Definition of Delousing

1. delouse [v] - See also: delouse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Delousing

deloped
delopes
deloping
delorazepam
deloryite
delos
deloul
delouls
delouse
deloused
delouser
delousers
delouses
delousing (current term)
delph
delphi technique
delphian node
delphically
delphin
delphine
delphinia
delphinic
delphinidin
delphinidins
delphinine
delphinion
delphinium
delphiniums

Literary usage of Delousing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"Fumigation When fumigation chambers are available and the clothing is needed for immediate wear, this is one of the quickest means of delousing. ..."

2. The Army Behind the Army by Edward Alexander Powell (1919)
"AN AMERICAN delousing STATION. The weary men returning from the trenches found the delousing and fumigating stations set up and Photograph by Signal Corps, ..."

3. Hygiene of Communicable Diseases: A Handbook for Sanitarians, Medical by Francis Merton Munson, John Harington, Francis Randolph Packard, Fielding Hudson Garrison (1920)
"delousing will be practiced on transports when necessary. ... Universal delousing will again be practiced at debarkation camps in the United States. ..."

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