EXTRACTOR

centrifuge, extractor, separator

(noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

extractor

(noun) an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

extractor (plural extractors)

Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.

A machine for clearing combs of honey.

A device for rendering wax.

(chemistry) An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.

A centrifugal drying machine.

(in a gun) A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.

(graph theory) A particular kind of bipartite graph.

A function which, being applied to output from a weakly random entropy source, together with a short, uniformly random seed, generates a highly random output that appears independent from the source and uniformly distributed.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*tract"or, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, extracts; as: (a) (Surg.) A forceps or instrument for extracting substances. (b) (Breech-loading Firearms) A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BEAR

(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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