extractor

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Synonyms: extructor, extract, extraction, extracted, exactor, tractor, extractors, attractor, retractor, detractor, extracts

Antonyms: extructor, extract, extraction, extracted, exactor, tractor, extractors, attractor, retractor, detractor, extracts

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Noun

1. Any of various mechanical devices that [[extract]] a component from others.
2. {{lb|en|chemistry}} An apparatus that uses a [[solvent]] to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
3. A [[centrifugal]] [[dry]]ing [[machine]].
4. {{lb|en|in a gun}} A part of the [[bolt]] that removes a [[cartridge]] from the [[chamber]].
5. {{lb|en|graph theory}} A particular kind of [[bipartite]] [[graph]].
6. {{lb|en|math}} A [[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.

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