extractor — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others. A machine for clearing combs of honey.

2. Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others. A device for rendering wax.

3. An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.

4. A centrifugal drying machine.

5. A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.

   Usage

   • in a gun

6. A particular kind of bipartite graph.

7. 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.

Noun

1. an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components

   Broader terms

   instrument

2. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

   Synonyms

   centrifugeseparator

   Broader terms

   apparatussetup

3. a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector

   Synonyms

   cartridge extractorcartridge remover

   Broader terms

   mechanism