Associations to the word «Extractor»

Wiktionary

EXTRACTOR, noun. Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.
EXTRACTOR, noun. A machine for clearing combs of honey.
EXTRACTOR, noun. A device for rendering wax.
EXTRACTOR, noun. (chemistry) An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
EXTRACTOR, noun. A centrifugal drying machine.
EXTRACTOR, noun. (in a gun) A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
EXTRACTOR, noun. (graph theory) A particular kind of bipartite graph.
EXTRACTOR, noun. 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.
EXTRACTOR HOOD, noun. An electrical kitchen device fitted over a cooker and connected to a flue designed to suck off any vapours from cooking.
EXTRACTOR HOODS, noun. Plural of extractor hood

Dictionary definition

EXTRACTOR, noun. An instrument for extracting tight-fitting components.
EXTRACTOR, noun. An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension.
EXTRACTOR, noun. A mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector.

Wise words

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus