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verb
- 1. remove or take out, especially by effort or force: "the fossils are extracted from the chalk" Similar Opposite
- 2. calculate (a root of a number): "early computers had an instruction to extract a square root"
noun
- 1. a short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music: "an extract from a historical film" Similar
- 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form: "natural plant extracts" Similar
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to remove or take out something: extract something from something They used to extract iron ore from this site. be extracted from The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking. The tooth was eventually extracted. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take something somewhere. take Are you allowed to take your phone to school?
The meaning of EXTRACT is to draw forth (as by research). How to use extract in a sentence. The Crisscrossing Histories of Abstract and Extract Synonym Discussion of Extract.
to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means. menyarikan. Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans. extract. a passage selected from a book etc. sedutan. a short extract from his novel. a substance obtained by an extracting process. ekstrak. beef/yeast extract. extract of malt. See also.
An extract is the output from a liquid-liquid extraction process, mainly containing the solvent used to extract the solute.
EXTRACT meaning: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.
/ɪkˈstrækt/ Verb Forms. extract something (from something) to remove or obtain a substance from something, for example by using an industrial or a chemical process. a machine that extracts excess moisture from the air. The Egyptians used a primitive form of distillation to extract the essential oils from plants.
ex·tract. (ĭk-străkt′) tr.v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts. 1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter. 2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise. 3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
Definition of extract noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you extract something, you remove it from a larger whole. You can extract a passage from a book, or a liquid essence from a vanilla bean—vanilla extract.
extract meaning, definition, what is extract: to remove an object from somewhere, espe...: Learn more.
