Extracting

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of extract form-of, gerund, participle, present

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distillexcerptextractioninfusionextractionabate

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"They laid down a scheme for extracting salt from seawater."

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