Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extractor

/ɪkˈstɹæktɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: ex-trac-tor
IPA: /ɪkˈstɹæktɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.

noun

Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.

noun

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

noun

A centrifugal drying machine.

noun

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

noun

A particular kind of bipartite graph.

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪkˈstɹæktɚ/
British English: /ɪkˈstɹæktə/

Inflected Forms

extractors (plural)

Derived Forms

cryoextractor hydroextractor phytoextractor

Phrases

extractor hood honey extractor Soxhlet extractor

Synonyms

cartridge extractor cartridge remover centrifuge separator

Rhymes With

factor actor judicial factor reactor tractor refractor compactor attractor retractor impactor protractor malefactor

Questions

How do you pronounce extractor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈstɹæktɚ/.
What does extractor mean?: Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.

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