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extinguishable

/ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/ adj

Able to be extinguished.

Word Origin From Latin 'stinguere' 'to quench, stamp out', with 'ex-' (out). Extinguishable means able to be put out. The root 'stingu' also gives us 'extinct' (quenched), 'distinguish' (to separate by pricking out), 'distinct' (pricked apart), and 'instinct' (pricked in, impulse). The PIE root *steig- meant 'to prick, stick', so extinguishing is like stamping out a spark.

adj Able to be extinguished.

These new fire-resistant materials are easily extinguishable with standard fire extinguishers.

(形容词) 可熄灭的

这些新型防火材料可以用标准灭火器轻松扑灭。

(adjetivo) extinguible; apagable [Que puede ser extinguido.]

Estos nuevos materiales resistentes al fuego son fácilmente extinguibles con extintores estándar.

(adjectif) extinguible [Qui peut être éteint, dont on peut stopper la combustion.]

Ces nouveaux matériaux ignifuges sont facilement extinguishable avec un extincteur standard.

(Adjektiv) löschbar [so beschaffen, dass es gelöscht oder zum Erlöschen gebracht werden kann]

Diese neuen feuerfesten Materialien sind mit herkömmlichen Feuerlöschern leicht **extinguishable**.

(形容詞) 消すことが可能な、消火できる。

これらの新しい防火素材は、標準的な消火器で簡単に消すことができる。

(adjetivo) extinguível; extintível; apagável [Que pode ser extinto.]

Esses novos materiais resistentes ao fogo são facilmente extinguíveis com extintores padrão.

Synonyms: quenchable dousable snuffable suppressible eradicable Antonyms: inextinguishable unquenchable undying unextinguishable
Word parts: ex + tinguish + able

Related words

extinct extinction extinguisher distinct distinction distinctive instinctive instigation

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