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

plural of fire extinguisher

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.

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.