extinctor

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extinctor

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From extinct + -or.

noun extinctors

A cause of extinction. […] can be extrapolated robustly to the energy scales of civilization-ending impacts and perhaps even to mass extinctors.
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.

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@misc{extinctor_2026,
  title = {extinctor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extinctor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}