extract

(ĭk-străkt')
tr.v., -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts.

1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter.
2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise.
3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt.
5. 1. To derive or obtain (information, for example) from a source.
   2. To deduce (a principle or doctrine); construe (a meaning).
   3. To derive (pleasure or comfort) from an experience.
6. Mathematics. To determine or calculate (the root of a number).

n. (ĕk'străkt')
Something extracted, especially:

1. A passage from a literary work; an excerpt.
2. A concentrated preparation of the essential constituents of a food, flavoring, or other substance; a concentrate: maple extract.

[Middle English extracten, from Latin extrahere, extract- : ex-, ex- + trahere, to draw.]

extractable ex·tract'a·ble or ex·tract'i·ble adj.
extractor ex·trac'tor n.

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verb

1. To remove from a fixed position: pluck, pull, tear¹. See put in/take out.
2. To collect (something) bit by bit: cull, garner, gather, glean, pick up. See collect/distribute.

n

Definition: condensation
Antonyms: insertion, whole

v

Definition: physically remove, draw out; select
Antonyms: add, insert, put in

The total of all nonvolatile substances (such as minerals, sugars, and pigments) that give a wine substance. Some winemakers determine extract by simply evaporating the liquid and weighing the residue. Extract contributes to the body, flavor, character and color of a wine. Wines made from grapes that provide heavy extract are usually described as full-bodied, and have dense, concentrated flavors and dark (for the type), opaque colors. See also Glossary of Wine Tasting Terms, page 613

1. A product derived by the process of extraction.
   
2. To derive flavor-valued ingredients from a source material.
   
3. A specifically defined product, like vanilla extract.
   

See Extraction, Solid Extract, Chart 182.

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1. to remove from or separate; to obtain a substance from a material, mixture, organism, or part of an organism by some chemical and/or physical process.
2. something extracted; a solution containing an active principle that has been extracted from plant or animal material.

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An instrument for removing a calculus or foreign body.

n

A concentrate obtained by treating a crude material, such as plant or animal tissue, with a solvent, evaporating part or all of the solvent from the resulting solution, and standardizing the resulting product.

For a list of words related to extractor, see:

• Machinery and Mechanical Devices - extractor: rotating device that draws off water by centrifugal force

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tage frem, trække ud af, udvinde, tage uddrag af, afpresse, få ud af, uddrage, foretage en udskrift af
n. - uddrag, citat, udtræk, udskrift

Nederlands (Dutch)
uittrekken, uitrukken, afdwingen, winnen, delven, extraheren, ontlenen aan, afleiden, worteltrekken (wiskundig), een uittreksel (van een tekst) maken, uittreksel, aftreksel, extract

Français (French)
v. tr. - arracher (à) (une dent), extraire (de), tirer (un bouchon), (fig) extraire (de) (des secrets), arracher (à) (une confession), tirer de (une information), soutirer à (de l'argent), dégager de (une morale), extraire (un citation, un passage), (Math) extraire (une racine carrée)
n. - extrait, morceaux choisis, (Pharm) extrait, (Culin) extrait, concentré

Deutsch (German)
v. - ziehen, herausziehen, gewinnen
n. - Auszug, Extrakt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποσπώ, αποστάζω, βγάζω, παίρνω, εκθλίβω
n. - απόσπασμα ή περίληψη (εγγράφου κ.λπ.), εκχύλισμα, απόσταγμα, εκλογή

Italiano (Italian)
estrarre, estorcere, estratto

idioms:

• extract from    estrarre da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - extrair, copiar
n. - extrato (m), cópia (f)

idioms:

• extract from    extrair à força

Русский (Russian)
выжимать, извлекать, вытаскивать, экстракт, выдержка, цитата

idioms:

• extract from    извлекать, выпаривать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sacar, extraer, obtener, conseguir
n. - extracto, compendio, resumen, trozo, concentrado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dra ut, avlocka, finna
n. - utdrag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
摘录, 吸取, 析取, 榨出物, 选粹, 精汁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 摘錄, 吸取, 析取
n. - 榨出物, 選粹, 精汁

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뽑다, 얻다, 발췌하다
n. - 추출물, 발췌

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引き抜く, 引き出す, 抽出する, 書き抜く, 抜粋する
n. - 抽出物, 抜き書き, エッセンス

idioms:

• extract from    から引き抜く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستخلص, يقتلع (الاسم) المستخرج, المقتطف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוציא, עקר, סחט, תימצת, העתיק קטעים מספר, הוציא שורש ממספר, תמצית‬
n. - ‮קטע, ציטטה, נוסח, תמצית‬

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