Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-extinguishing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
self--ex-tin-guish-ing
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That extinguishes a fire in the material that it is a part of

Questions

What does self-extinguishing mean?
That extinguishes a fire in the material that it is a part of

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