extractor

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extractor

n. person or thing which extracts or draws out; device which draws out or removes

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Extractor

Extractor may refer to:

Extractor (firearms)
Extractor (mathematics)
Extractor (screws), a tool used to removed broken screws
Randomness extractor
Soxhlet extractor
Extractor, a device found in a Bite & Sting kit, used as part of the first-aid for a snake bite.

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extractor

Noun
1. an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
(hypernym) instrument
(hyponym) forceps
(derivation) extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
2. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
(synonym) centrifuge, separator
(hypernym) apparatus, setup
(hyponym) hematocrit, haematocrit
3. a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
(synonym) cartridge extractor, cartridge remover
(hypernym) mechanism
(part-holonym) gun

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extractor

adj. extracting, act of removing something, taking something out by means of pressing or squeezing

extractor

nm. extractor, person or thing which extracts or draws out; device which draws out or removes

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Extractor

(n.)
One who, or that which, extracts

(n.)
A forceps or instrument for extracting substances.

(n.)
A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About