Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extinguishant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tin-guis-hant
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extinguisher, especially a fire extinguisher

noun

An extinguishing medium such as water, chemical powders, gases (CO₂, halon, etc.)

adj

That serves to extinguish

Etymology

Etymology tree English extinguish Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English extinguishant From extinguish + -ant.

Inflected Forms

extinguishants (plural) more extinguishant (comparative) most extinguishant (superlative)

Questions

What does extinguishant mean?: An extinguisher, especially a fire extinguisher
Where does extinguishant come from?: Etymology tree English extinguish Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English extinguishant From extinguish + -ant.

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