asphyxiator

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as·phyx·i·ate

(ăs-fĭk′sē-āt′)

v. as·phyx·i·at·ed, as·phyx·i·at·ing, as·phyx·i·ates

v.tr.

To cause asphyxia in; smother.

v.intr.

To undergo asphyxia; suffocate.

as·phyx′i·a′tion n.

as·phyx′i·a′tor n.

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Noun

asphyxiator - a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires

extinguisher, fire extinguisher

device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

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