extractverb [ T ]
uk/ɪkˈstrækt/us/ɪkˈstrækt/B2 to remove or take out something:
They used to extract iron ore from this site.
The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.
The tooth was eventually extracted.
to make someone give you something when they do not want to:
After much persuasion they managed to extract the information from him.
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- At the nuclear reprocessing plant they extract plutonium from spent atomic fuel rods.
- A refining process is used to extract usable fuel from crude oil.
- The doctor succeeded in extracting the peanut from Jack's nose.
- Essential oils are extracted from flower, leaves, fruits and all kinds of different plants.
- They extract the oil from the seeds for use in cooking and manufacturing.
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- excavator
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- opencast
- pit
- prospect
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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Removing and extracting
Industrial processing
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
extractnoun
uk/ˈek.strækt/us/ˈek.strækt/extract noun (PLANT)
[ C or U ] a substance taken from a plant, flower, etc. and used especially in food or medicine:
malt/yeast extract
The cream contained extracts of/from several plants.
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- Add half a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the bowl and mix well.
- Our products contain a range of beneficial plant extracts.
- The extract from this herb has many medicinal properties.
- Garlic extract has been shown to boost the immune system.
- The malt extract in this recipe gives it extra flavour.
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Additives in food & drinks
- additive
- baking powder
- baking soda
- bicarb
- bicarbonate of soda
- colouring
- common salt
- cream of tartar
- creamer
- E number
- emulsifier
- food additive
- gelatine
- improver
- lecithin
- malt extract
- pectin
- rennet
- stabilizer
- thickener
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extract noun (WRITING)
B2 [ C ] a particular part of a book, poem, etc. that is chosen so that it can be used in a discussion, article, etc.:
They published an extract from his autobiography.
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Books & parts of books
- addendum
- appendix
- artwork
- bibliography
- binder
- binding
- blurb
- chapter
- errata
- erratum
- flyleaf
- folio
- foreword
- jacket
- library
- margin
- monograph
- preface
- prologue
- table
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