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Extract

To 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.

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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

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extract [′ek‚strakt (noun)orik′strakt (verb)]

(chemistry)

Material separated from liquid or solid mixture by a solvent.

(computer science)

To form a new computer word by extracting and putting together selected segments of given words.

To remove from a computer register or memory all items that meet a specified condition.

(metallurgy)

To separate a metal or a mineral from an ore by various chemical or mechanical methods.

(pharmacology)

A pharmaceutical preparation obtained by dissolving the active constituents of a drug with a suitable menstruum, evaporating the solvent, and adjusting to prescribed standards.

A preparation, usually in a concentrated form, obtained by treating plant or animal tissue with a solvent to remove desired odiferous, flavorful, or nutritive components of the tissue.