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extract
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extract
v.
remove, take out; squeeze, press
n.
substance obtained from a plant or other matter, essence; passage, excerpt, quotation (from a text)
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Extract
An extract is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures or in powder form.
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extract
Noun
1. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
(synonym) infusion
(hypernym) solution
(hyponym) beef tea, Bovril
(derivation) press out, express
2. a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
(synonym) excerpt, selection
(hypernym) passage
(hyponym) Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah
(derivation) excerpt, take out
Verb
1. draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
(synonym) pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) wring out, squeeze out
(verb-group) draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out
(derivation) extraction
2. get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions"
(hypernym) obtain
3. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
(synonym) educe, evoke, elicit, draw out
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
4. extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
(synonym) distill, distil
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) moonshine
(verb-group) distill, distil
(derivation) extraction
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
5. separate (a metal) from an ore
(hypernym) separate
(derivation) extraction
(classification) mining, excavation
6. obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
(synonym) press out, express
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) ream
(derivation) infusion
7. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
(synonym) excerpt, take out
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(derivation) excerpt, selection
8. calculate the root of a number
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
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extract (het)
n.
extract, excerpt; essence
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extract
v.
vytáhnout; získat; vyrazit z ní omluvu
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