Extermination
Pronunciation : Ex*ter`mi*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. extermination.]
Definition : 1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.
2. (Math.)
Defn: Elimination. [R.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913