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Meaning of "extinguishant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTINGUISHANT

extinguishant  [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTINGUISHANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Extinguishant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXTINGUISHANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of extinguishant in the English dictionary

The definition of extinguishant in the dictionary is a substance, such as a liquid, foam, powder, etc, used in extinguishing fires.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXTINGUISHANT


abortifacient
əˌbɔːtɪˈfeɪʃənt
absorbefacient
əbˌsɔːbɪˈfeɪʃənt
coefficient
ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃənt
deficient
dɪˈfɪʃənt
efficient
ɪˈfɪʃənt
immunodeficient
ˌɪmjʊnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənt
impatient
ɪmˈpeɪʃənt
inefficient
ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt
inpatient
ˈɪnˌpeɪʃənt
insufficient
ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt
liquefacient
ˌlɪkwɪˈfeɪʃənt
outpatient
ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt
parturifacient
pɑːˌtjʊərɪˈfeɪʃənt
patient
ˈpeɪʃənt
perficient
pəˈfɪʃənt
proficient
prəˈfɪʃənt
putrefacient
ˌpjuːtrɪˈfeɪʃənt
sorbefacient
ˌsɔːbɪˈfeɪʃənt
sufficient
səˈfɪʃənt
unsufficient
ˌʌnsəˈfɪʃənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTINGUISHANT

exterritorial
exterritoriality
exterritorially
extinct
extinction
extinctive
extincture
extine
extinguish
extinguishable
extinguisher
extinguishment
extirp
extirpable
extirpate
extirpation
extirpative
extirpator
extirpatory
extn

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTINGUISHANT

African elephant
baby elephant
chant
coal merchant
couchant
disenchant
elephant
enchant
etchant
Indian elephant
merchant
Oliphant
penchant
sycophant
Thant
timber merchant
triumphant
U Thant
Ushant
white elephant

Synonyms and antonyms of extinguishant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «extinguishant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTINGUISHANT

Find out the translation of extinguishant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of extinguishant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «extinguishant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灭火剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

extintor
570 millions of speakers

English

extinguishant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

extinguishant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إطفاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

огнегасящий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extinguishant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

extinguishant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extincteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemadam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Löschmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

消火剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소화제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Extinguishant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

extinguishant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

extinguishant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

söndürücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estinguente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gaszenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

огнегасящий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stingere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυροσβεστικού μέσου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blusmiddel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

släck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slokkemiddel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of extinguishant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTINGUISHANT»

The term «extinguishant» is used very little and occupies the 151.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTINGUISHANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «extinguishant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «extinguishant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about extinguishant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTINGUISHANT»

Discover the use of extinguishant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extinguishant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Annotated Bibliography on Carbon Tetrachloride as a Fire ...
The article presents an annotated bibliography on carbon tetrachloride as a fire extinguishant. A total of 72 references are listed.
Harry Shoub, FEDERAL FIRE COUNCIL WASHINGTON D C., 1967
2
Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System: ...
2000: ISO 14520-1:2000 to -15:2000, Gaseous Fire-Extinguishing Systems - Physical Properties and System Design. (Part 1: General requirements. Part 2: CFT extinguishant. Part 3: FC-2-1-8 extin- guishant. Part 4: FC-3-1-10 extinguishant.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2005
3
Yachting
Protecting Your Boat Against Fire The best fire protection is to know the various types of marine fires and what equipment to use on them. By CONRAD MILLER plain water as the best extinguishant.) Housekeeping note: Dry-chemical ...
4
Sodium Compounds—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 ...
“Known total flood fire protection systems typically comprise a bank of several ( commonly tens or more) thick-walled metal bottles for holding an extinguishant ( either liquefied or in the gaseous state) at high pressure to permit high-density ...
‎2013
5
Directory of Fire Research in the United States
Pressure loss opens the pilot-operated main nitrogen valve to pressurize the storage tank from two high -pressure nitrogen cylinders. Five tests, one each with 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 heads open, were made at 70°F, using water as the extinguishant, ...
6
Toxicity of Alternatives to Chlorfluorocarbons HFC-134a and ...
The Air Force is considering the use of HCFC-123 as a fire extinguishant, replacing Halon 1211. Halon 1211 has been used as a fire extinguishant in streaming systems, where the extinguishant is manually discharged through a nozzle of ...
‎1996
7
Fire Services in India: History, Detection, Protection, ...
In many cases extinguishant is accomplished by a combination of cooling and air exclusion. Complete exclusion of air is not necessary to extinguish a fire. If the percentage of oxygen in the air reaching the fire is reduced from 21% (in air) to ...
S. P. Bag, 1995
8
Gas Turbines: A Handbook of Air, Land and Sea Applications
Pressurized containers are provided for the extinguishant and these are located outside the fire risk zone. When the relevant electrical circuit is manually operated, the extinguishant is discharged from the containers through a series of  ...
Claire Soares, 2011
9
Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine
The current fire extinguishant used in the Russian segment of the ISS is similar in composition. Carbon dioxide is the extinguishant available in the U.S. segment of the ISS. There is some concern that the use of this in large quantities could ...
Jeffrey R. Davis, M.D., Robert Johnson, Jan Stepanek, 2008
10
Glossary for the Worldwide Transportation of Dangerous Goods ...
... of chemical chain reactions. Depending on the extinguisher design, both the extinguishant and the ejection system can cause a hazard in transportation. FIRE EXTINGUISHER TYPES aqueous film-forming halogenated agent carbon dioxide  ...
Malcolm A. Fox, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTINGUISHANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term extinguishant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kentec showcasing at Int Firex 2015
Kentec will showcase its extensive EN, UL & FM, Marine, Analogue, Conventional & Extinguishant ranges of Fire Control Panel Solutions, ... «SecurityNewsDesk, Jun 15»
2
Onboard battery fires underscore need for meaningful action
Indeed, video from the recent KLM fire would seem to show extinguishant being applied to an item on a seat rather than an item being doused ... «Runway Girl Network, Mar 15»
3
Spellers up to challenge of spelling bee
In his victory, he tackled words such as “aggrandizement,” “ennui,” “extinguishant” and “mihrab” in earlier rounds. There was a bit of tension in ... «So Md News, Mar 15»
4
DuPont's advanced fire suppression solutions at Intersec
It remains a viable choice of clean agent fire extinguishant after the new revised regulations come into force and for the foreseeable future. «Trade Arabia, Jan 15»
5
Kentec to demonstrate alarm control products at Intersec 2015 in …
... their extensive EN, UL & FM, Marine, Analogue, Conventional and Extinguishant Fire Control Panel Solutions at the Intersec 2015 in Dubai. «SourceSecurity.com, Nov 14»
6
German GP: Caterham still investigating Kobayashi fire
"The guy [marshal] was not putting any fire extinguishant to the fire itself, just on the bodywork, and the fire would never stop with that, so I ... «autosport.com, Jul 14»
7
A cool head for development
... which is an inert, non-conducting, hyper-convecting fire extinguishant that is roughly 1,850 times more effective at moving heat than air and ... «The Star, Dec 13»
8
Rose Prince's Baking Club: goats' cheese muffins
... bicarbonate of soda is used in the manufacture of sticking plasters, fire extinguishant and in pesticide. A pinch in the soaking water will make ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»
9
Methane Sensor Test Kit from Fireboy®-Xintex®
... 1230 fire protection fluid or Dupont(TM) FM200® fire extinguishant. Pre-engineered and custom engineered fire safety systems are available. «ThomasNet Industrial News Room, Jun 12»
10
SAFETY Kvaerner FSSL integrates control of Andrew operations
The Fire and Gas System (F&G) monitors the plant for the presence of fire and gas, initiates the release of extinguishant and provides audible and visual ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»

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