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extractor
CIDE DICTIONARY
extractor, n.
- One who, or that which, extracts [1913 Webster]
- A centrifugal drying machine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A machine for clearing combs of honey; also, a device for rendering wax. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
extractor, n.
1 a person or machine that extracts.
2 (attrib.) (of a device) that extracts bad air etc. or ventilates a room (extractor fan; extractor hood).
1 a person or machine that extracts.
2 (attrib.) (of a device) that extracts bad air etc. or ventilates a room (extractor fan; extractor hood).
ROGET THESAURUS
extractor
Extraction
N extraction, extracting, removal, elimination, extrication, eradication, evolution, evulsion, avulsion, wrench, expression, squeezing, extirpation, extermination, ejection, export, extractor, corkscrew, forceps, pliers, extracted.For further exploring for "extractor" in Webster Dictionary Online