1. noun /ˈɛkstrækt,ɪksˈtrækt/
a) That which is extracted or drawn out.
b) A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
See Also: tincture
2. verb /ˈɛkstrækt,ɪksˈtrækt/
a) To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger.
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b) To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Compare abstract, transitive verb.
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