extractor
UK/ɪkˈstɹæktə//ɪkˈstɹæktɚ/
extractor noun: a machine for clearing combs of honey.
Noun
extractor (plural extractors)
- A machine for clearing combs of honey.
- A device for rendering wax.
- An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
- A centrifugal drying machine.
- A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
- A particular kind of bipartite graph.
- 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 meaning in Tamil
extractor in Tamil
- வேறாக்கி, கரைத்துப் பிரிப்பான், பிடுங்கி, பிரிப்பான், அன்னிய பொருள் நீக்கி, உடல் நீக்கி
Forms of extractor
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Words formed from extractor
Phrases with extractor
Words that rhyme with extractor
- factor
- actor
- tractor
- retractor
- protractor
- reactor
- abstracter
- abstractor
- attractor
- compacter
- exactor
- impactor
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Questions about extractor
- What does extractor mean?
- Extractor means a machine for clearing combs of honey.
- What is extractor in Tamil?
- Extractor in Tamil is வேறாக்கி, கரைத்துப் பிரிப்பான், பிடுங்கி. See Extractor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is extractor?
- Extractor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce extractor?
- Extractor is pronounced /ɪkˈstɹæktɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of extractor?
- The plural of extractor is extractors.
Words near extractor in the dictionary
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