Meanings
plural extractors
- Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.
- A machine for clearing combs of honey.
- chemistryAn apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
- A centrifugal drying machine.
- mathematicsA 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
nouna mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with extractor
Cite this entry
extractor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extractor
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