remove, take out; squeeze, press
substance obtained from a plant or other matter, essence; passage, excerpt, quotation (from a text)
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(v. t.)
To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6.
To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6.
(v. t.)
To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.
To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.
(v. t.)
To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger.
To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger.
(n.)
That which is extracted or drawn out.
That which is extracted or drawn out.
(n.)
Extraction; descent.
Extraction; descent.
(n.)
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an abstract. See Abstract, n., 4.
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an abstract. See Abstract, n., 4.
(n.)
A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation.
A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation.
(n.)
A peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called also the extractive principle.
A peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called also the extractive principle.
(n.)
A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein, with an order for execution.
A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein, with an order for execution.
(n.)
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue; essence; as, extract of beef; extract of dandelion; also, any substance so extracted, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained; as, quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue; essence; as, extract of beef; extract of dandelion; also, any substance so extracted, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained; as, quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.
extract
\ex*tract"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. extracted; p. pr. & vb. n. extracting.] [l. extractus, p. p. of extrahere to extract; ex out + trahere to draw. see trace, and cf. estreat.]
1. to draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger. the bee sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.
2. to withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. cf. abstract, v. t., 6. sunbeams may be extracted from cucumbers, but the process is tedious.
3. to take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book. i have extracted out of that pamphlet a few notorious falsehoods.
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Noun
1. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
(synonym) infusion
(hypernym) solution
(hyponym) beef tea, Bovril
(derivation) press out, express
2. a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
(synonym) excerpt, selection
(hypernym) passage
(hyponym) Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah
(derivation) excerpt, take out
Verb
1. draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
(synonym) pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) wring out, squeeze out
(verb-group) draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out
(derivation) extraction
2. get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions"
(hypernym) obtain
3. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
(synonym) educe, evoke, elicit, draw out
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
4. extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
(synonym) distill, distil
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) moonshine
(verb-group) distill, distil
(derivation) extraction
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
5. separate (a metal) from an ore
(hypernym) separate
(derivation) extraction
(classification) mining, excavation
6. obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
(synonym) press out, express
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) ream
(derivation) infusion
7. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
(synonym) excerpt, take out
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(derivation) excerpt, selection
8. calculate the root of a number
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
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- Static method in class org.omg.CORBA.ServiceDetailHelper
public static ServiceDetail extract (Any a)
public static ServiceDetail extract (Any a)
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public static Binding extract (Any a)
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Import variables into the current symbol table from an array
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Extract Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An extract is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures or in powder form.
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Summary or copy of something written, e.g. used in connection with the log book.
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In medicine, a preparation of a substance obtained from plants, animals, or bacteria and used as a drug or in drugs.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.In medicine, a preparation of a substance obtained from plants, animals, or bacteria and used as a drug or in drugs.
