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ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry
/
ɪkˈstɜr
mə
nəˌtɔr
i, -ˌtoʊr
i
/
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[
ik-
stur
-m
uh
-n
uh
-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
]
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adjective
serving or tending to
exterminate
.
Also,
ex·ter·mi·na·tive
/
ɪkˈstɜr
məˌneɪ
tɪv
/
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[
ik-
stur
-m
uh
-ney-tiv
]
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.
Origin:
1780–90;
exterminate
+
-ory
1
Related forms
non·ex·ter·mi·na·tive,
adjective
non·ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry,
adjective
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exterminate
(ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to destroy (living things, esp pests or vermin) completely; annihilate; eliminate
[C16: from Latin
extermināre
to drive away, from
terminus
boundary]
ex'terminable
—
adj
extermi'nation
—
n
ex'terminative
—
adj
ex'terminatory
—
adj
ex'terminator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Exterminatory
has a plethora of syllables.
So is
cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
. Does it mean:
So is
sesquipedalianism
. Does it mean:
So is
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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