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extract
  • n  a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
  • n  a passage selected from a larger work
  • v  remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
    extract a bad tooth
    extract information from the telegram
  • v  get despite difficulties or obstacles
    I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
  • v  deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  • v  extract by the process of distillation
  • v  separate (a metal) from an ore
  • v  obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
  • v  take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
  • v  calculate the root of a number
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extraction
  • n  the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
  • n  properties attributable to your ancestry
  • n  the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
    the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction
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extractor
  • n  an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
  • n  an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
  • n  a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
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extracurricular activity
  • n  educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum
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extradition
  • n  the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
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extragalactic nebula
  • n  (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
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extramarital sex
  • n  sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
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extraneousness
  • n  unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand
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