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extinctors

extinctors is the plural of extinctor.

Meaning of extinctor

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

Questions about extinctors

What is extinctors the plural of?
Extinctors is the plural of extinctor.

Words near extinctors in the dictionary

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

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