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ex·tract

extract

 
 
parts of speech:
verb, noun
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part of speech: verb
pronunciation: ihk straekt
inflections: extracts, extracting, extracted
definition: When a machine extracts something, it separates it from everything else around it and takes it out.
The machine extracts the juice from the oranges to make orange juice.
similar words:
press, purify, squeeze, wring
 
part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ek straekt
definition: An extract is a strong substance has been removed from something else.
We used vanilla extract to flavor the cake batter.
synonyms:
concentrate
similar words:
condensation
derivations: extractable (adj.), extractible (adj.), extractability (n.), extractibility (n.)
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