What does "extractor" mean?

Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.; A machine for clearing combs of honey.

How do you pronounce "extractor"?

Pronounced //ɪkˈstɹæktɚ//.

Common synonyms include: cartridge extractor, cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, centrifuge, centrifuge, corkscrew.

//ɪkˈstɹæktɚ// noun

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Noun

1
Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.; A machine for clearing combs of honey.
2
a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector wordnet
3
Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.; A device for rendering wax.
4
an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension wordnet
5
An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.

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an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components wordnet
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A centrifugal drying machine.
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A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
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A particular kind of bipartite graph.
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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.