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Extractor

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Noun

1. extractor

an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components

2. centrifuge, extractor, separator

an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

3. cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor

a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Extractor

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noun
1. 
a person or thing that extracts
2. 
an instrument for pulling something out or removing tight-fitting components
3. 
a device for extracting liquid from a solid, esp a centrifugal dryer
4.  short for extractor fan
5. 
a fitting in many firearms for removing spent cartridges from the chamber

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Extractor

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noun
a person or thing that extracts; specif., the part of a breech-loading gun that withdraws the cartridge or shell case from the chamber

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Extractor

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tr.v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts
1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter.
2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise.
3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt.
5.
a. To derive or obtain (information, for example) from a source.
b. To deduce (a principle or doctrine); construe (a meaning).
c. To derive (pleasure or comfort) from an experience.
6. Mathematics To determine or calculate (the root of a number).
n. (ĕkstrăkt′)
Something extracted, especially:
a. A passage from a literary work; an excerpt.
b. A concentrated preparation of the essential constituents of a food, flavoring, or other substance; a concentrate: maple extract.

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