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ExtractTo decompress. WinZip and other decompression utilities use the term to mean "pulling out" the original files from the compressed archive. See WinZip and data compression. extract 1. a preparation containing the active principle or concentrated essence of a material 2. Pharmacol a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active principle How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With those words he began his first extract from the consul's letter. Oh, ye only is it, ye dark, nightly ones, that extract warmth from the shining ones The following extract from an ancient treatise on the art of poetry called `Ming-Chung' sets forth most clearly certain ideals to be pursued: |
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