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noun
Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.
A machine for clearing combs of honey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.
A device for rendering wax.
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noun
An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A centrifugal drying machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
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noun
A particular kind of bipartite graph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cartridge extractor, cartridge remover
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Broader terms: mechanism
noun
an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: centrifuge, separator
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Broader terms: apparatus, setup
Narrower terms: hematocrit, haematocrit, ultracentrifuge
noun
an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: instrument
Narrower terms: forceps
History
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