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Related Terms:
flame out
extinctor
linger
extinctions
oblivion
extinctionist
threatened species
hemiextinction
die off
nemesis
go way of all flesh
pseudoextinction
quenching
omnicide
pleistocene
scattering
extinction level event
electromagnetic radiation
extinguishment
extinctual
extinct
end cretaceous
expiration
annihilation
de extinctioned
extinctionism
lazarus taxon
absorption
extinguish
evolutionary trap
killer language
coextinction
macroevolution
extinctness
stimulus
opacity
Definitions:
Noun
extinction
Definition: no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"
extinction
Definition: the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
extinction
extermination
Definition: complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
extinction
experimental extinction
Definition: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
extinction
extinguishing
quenching
Definition: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
Definition: The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.