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extractor |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extractor \Ex*tract"or\, n. 1. A centrifugal drying machine. 2. (Apiculture) A machine for clearing combs of honey; also a device for rendering wax. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extractor \Ex*tract"or\, n. One who or that which extracts; as: a (Surg.) A forceps or instrument for extracting substances. b (Breech-loading Firearms) A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: extractor n 1: an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components 2: uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension [syn: {centrifuge}, {separator}] 3: a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector [syn: {cartridge extractor}, {cartridge remover}]
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