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ex⋅tinc⋅tive

  [ik-stingk-tiv]
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–adjective
tending or serving to extinguish.
Origin:
1590–1600; extinct + -ive
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ex·tinc·tive   (ĭk-stĭngk'tĭv)   
adj.  Tending to extinguish or make extinct.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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