What does extinctive mean?
Extinctive means Tending or serving to extinguish, or make extinct..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Tending or serving to extinguish, or make extinct..
Even with mild degrees of anxiety the ineffectiveness of the extinctive mechanism is striking.
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Extinctive means Tending or serving to extinguish, or make extinct..
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Even with mild degrees of anxiety the ineffectiveness of the extinctive mechanism is striking.
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