The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished. / (law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.

plural of extinguishant

extinguisher, especially a fire extinguisher / An extinguishing medium such as water, chemical powders, gases (CO2,Halon etc)

That serves to extinguish

plural of extinguishing

A device that can be used to put out a fire. Usually a portable cylinder filled with carbon dioxide, dry powder or water, in the latter two cases with some means of pressurising the cylinder to expel the contents.

plural of fire extinguisher

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

A strategy of marketing that involves extending widely used standards of product categories with proprietary capabilities, and then using the differences to disadvantage its competitors.