extractor
3
5.7
- noun
- /ɪkˈstræktər/
- Specialized
:
extractor
- Now, the mechanic's facing not only a broken screw but a hardened tool steel extractor that's stuck fast.
- juice extractor
- vacuum extractor
- blemish extractor
Examples
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The mounted extractor is used for mixing and compost outfeed.
Academic text (1995) -
The most effective kind of juice extractor to purchase is one that can masticate the fruit juice.
Blog text (15) -
So this can be left in the extractor box and it can always be used on this this Jeep.
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So this is a mini size extractor and needle.
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And sure enough, he was in there cleaning it himself with a cheap little rental extractor.
Blog text (19) -
So if you have your own fume extractor, you can then pipe that through and maybe that'll get you better air flow.
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We've got this thing here which is like a new extractor and look at it, I don't know if you can see it literally sucks it down and in.
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Then, the mechanic twists the accompanying extractor into the hole in the same direction as the drill bit rotates, backing out the bolt fragment.
Academic text (2002) -
The laboratory technician used an extractor to separate the essential oil from the plant material.
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He installed a high-efficiency fume extractor to ensure a safe working environment in the workshop.
Synonyms
32
7.1
A machine that spins quickly to separate different parts of a liquid
3
5.3
A machine that spins liquid to remove solids or cream
1
4.2
A tool used to take something out of its place
1
2.4
A device that removes liquid, for example from washed food
1
9.6
A machine that separates a mixture into different parts
1
9.7
A person or machine that removes a substance from soil using a liquid
A small part that pulls an empty shell from a gun chamber after firing
A part in a gun that pulls out empty shells from the chamber so they fall out
A machine or person that presses seeds to get oil
A machine that squeezes fruit to make juice
Compounds
- Specialized
A small part that pulls an empty shell from a gun chamber after firing
How Effective
- Specialized
3
5.7
5
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
extractor = extract (semi-transparent) = ex + tract + or
The step from the verb 'extract' to the noun 'extractor' is a standard and easily understandable instrument or agent formation.
Etymology
Extractor comes from the Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and tract meaning 'pull', the same root you see in tractor. So an extractor is a tool that 'pulls out' or removes material, which fits devices used to collect honey, milk, or separate parts in a lab.