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extractor

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extractor [ik′strak·tər]
(chemical engineering)
An apparatus for solvent-contact with liquids or solids for removal of specified components.
(computer science)
(engineering)
A machine for extracting a substance by a solvent or by centrifugal force, squeezing, or other action.
An instrument for removing an object.
(ordnance)
A device in the breech mechanism of a gun, rifle, or the like, for pulling an empty cartridge case or an unfired cartridge out of the chamber of a gun, rifle, or the like.


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