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to extract marrow

to extract marrow

1 8.1
To remove the soft part inside bones for food
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɪkˈstrækt ˈmɛroʊ/
translation icon : extraer médula
  • Doctors often need to extract marrow from the hip bone for transplants.
  • extract the bone marrow

Examples

  • The chef will extract marrow from the bones.

  • Archaeologists believe ancient people learned to extract marrow for its nutritional value.

  • Some traditional recipes require cooks to extract marrow to create rich broths.

  • The chef used a spoon to extract marrow from the roasted beef bones.

  • Did you extract any marrow from the beef bones?

  • He underwent a procedure to extract marrow from his bones for medical treatment.

  • The scientist used specialized tools to extract marrow for research on blood diseases.

Synonyms

to extract
vsto extract marrow
  • Specialized
70 4.1

To get a substance from a plant or material by a special process

removes the soft inner bone tissue specifically for food or medicinal use
to harvest
vsto extract marrow
  • Specialized
39 7.7

To remove organs or cells from a body for medical use

targets soft bone interior specifically for food or medicinal purposes

Antonyms

to retain
60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Much

to harvest
  • Specialized
39 7.7
to extract marrow
1 8.1

Surface Forms

extract marrow infinitive
extracted marrow past
extracted marrow past participle
extracting marrow present participle
extracts marrow third person singular

Morphology

extract + marrow

The meaning 'to remove the soft substance inside bones' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'extract' (to remove) with 'marrow' (bone tissue). This is a literal, compositional verb + noun phrase that follows standard English patterns (and similar constructions exist cross-linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Extract marrow comes from a simple kitchen image: cooks or healers would use a spoon or small tool to pull the soft, rich inside of a bone, the marrow, out, and extract here means 'to pull out'. So it means 'to remove the soft substance inside bones'.