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extinctor

extinctor noun: a cause of extinction.

Noun

extinctor (plural extinctors)

  1. A cause of extinction.
    • […] can be extrapolated robustly to the energy scales of civilization-ending impacts and perhaps even to mass extinctors.2002, Christian Koeberl, Kenneth G. MacLeod, Catastrophic Events and Mass Extinctions: Impacts and Beyond
  2. (dated) An extinguisher.
    • These chemical extinctors are of all sizes; they range from small bottles upward, to large double-tank machines, and drawn by horses.1899, Frederic Morell Holmes, Firemen and their exploits, page 136

Forms of extinctor

pluralextinctors

Origin of extinctor

From extinct + -or.

Questions about extinctor

What does extinctor mean?
Extinctor means a cause of extinction.
What part of speech is extinctor?
Extinctor is a noun.
What is the plural of extinctor?
The plural of extinctor is extinctors.

Words near extinctor in the dictionary

  1. extinctionists
  2. extinctions
  3. extinctive
  4. extinctively
  5. extinctness
  6. extinctor
  7. extinctors
  8. extincts
  9. extinctual
  10. extincture
  11. extine

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