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• Extine

  [ek-steen, -stahyn] /ˈɛk stin, -staɪn/ noun, Botany. 1. . /ˈɛkstɪn; -tiːn; -taɪn/ noun 1. another name for exine extine (ěk’stēn’, -stīn’) See exine.

• Extinguish

  [ik-sting-gwish] /ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ/ verb (used with object) 1. to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle. 2. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate: to extinguish hope. 3. to obscure or eclipse, as by superior […]

• Extinguishable

  [ik-sting-gwish] /ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ/ verb (used with object) 1. to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle. 2. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate: to extinguish hope. 3. to obscure or eclipse, as by superior […]

• Extinguishant

  [ik-sting-gwi-shuh nt] /ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪ ʃənt/ noun 1. a substance used in fires. /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃənt/ noun 1. a substance, such as a liquid, foam, powder, etc, used in extinguishing fires

• Extinguisher

  [ik-sting-gwi-sher] /ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪ ʃər/ noun 1. a person or thing that . 2. . 3. an instrument consisting of a cone-shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for a candle by momentarily closing off the burning wick from the air. n. 1550s, agent noun from extinguish. As a mechanical device […]

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