extinctor
nounEtymology From extinct + -or.
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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:
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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: