extinctive
[ ik-stingk-tiv ]
/ ɪkˈstɪŋk tɪv /
adjective
tending or serving to extinguish.
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British Dictionary definitions for extinctive
extinctive
/ (ɪkˈstɪŋktɪv) /
adjective
tending or serving to extinguish or make extinct
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