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extractions

British

/ ɪkˈstrækʃənz /

plural noun

the residue remaining after an oilseed has had the oil extracted by a solvent. Used as a feed for animals Compare expellers

groundnut extractions

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Different procedures - fillings, extractions and more complicated work - are assigned a different number of UDAs.

From BBC

Stern, who leads an organization specializing in such extractions, staffed by former special operations and intelligence veterans, called the mission Operation Golden Dynamite.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was met by a private contractor who specialized in extractions.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tingle of glycolic acid, the pain of extractions, the warm towels heating my skin.

From Los Angeles Times

When developing his idea for the memorial, Hall studied the architectural pedigree of each house before planning the extractions of their chimneys, hulking towers of brick, stone and mortar.

From Los Angeles Times

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