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exterminatory

[ik-stur-muh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry

[ik-stur-muh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
serving or tending to exterminate.
Also, ex·ter·mi·na·tive [ik-stur-muh-ney-tiv] .


Origin:
1780–90; exterminate + -ory1

non·ex·ter·mi·na·tive, adjective
non·ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry, adjective
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Exterminatory has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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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

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