extractor
Americannoun
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a person or thing that extracts.
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(in a firearm or cannon) the mechanism that, after firing, pulls an empty or unfired cartridge or shell case out of the chamber and brings it into place for action by the ejector.
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a centrifuge for spinning wet laundry so as to remove excess water.
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Medicine/Medical, Dentistry. an instrument for drawing out, extracting, or pulling.
noun
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a person or thing that extracts
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an instrument for pulling something out or removing tight-fitting components
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a device for extracting liquid from a solid, esp a centrifugal dryer
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short for extractor fan
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a fitting in many firearms for removing spent cartridges from the chamber
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Origin of extractor
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Lhoist North America, based in Fort Worth, Texas, is an extractor, manufacturer and supplier of lime, limestone and other mineral-based products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Using a surface-indoor solvent extractor, the researchers directly collected films from cleaned surfaces in a controlled lab setting and on regularly washed surfaces in university buildings.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024
There was nothing else to do with the premium plants but ship them to an extractor to be mulched and reduced to generic oil.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
The roar is deafening, a constant blast of extractor fans, sizzling meat, metal crashing against metal and shouting.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2022
We ran the warmer and caught the wax in a tin tub, then loaded the frames into the extractor and filtered the honey through brand-new nylon hose.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
The development of these extractors came after front-line medics highlighted the urgent need for a safe, fast, minimally invasive way to remove shrapnel.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Then there are what I would call "the hyper extractors."
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2024
Toothpicks, cuticle pushers, tweezers and metal blemish extractors are the common tools that are being used to separate the shell and fragile membrane.
From Fox News ● Jan. 8, 2022
The rock extractors make an average of $5 per day, Mara said, and they often work in hazardous environments.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
The extractors took a break and then bulldozed their way into a third cell.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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