mothproofer

noun

mothproofer

noun

Etymology From mothproof + -er.

1

Any substance used to make things mothproof.

The dye-bath mothproofers are permanent-type mothproofers which are as the name implies applied in the dye bath.1964, Arnold Mallis, Handbook of Pest Control: The Behavior, Life History, and Control of Household Pests, MacNair-Dorland Company:

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