extracts
noun · verb
Form of extract , plural of extract.
Simple meaning
A solution get by steeping or soaking a substance.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛkstɹækts
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Definition
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noun
plural of extract
Something that is extracted or drawn out.
plural of extract
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
plural of extract
A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
plural of extract
Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
verb
third-person singular of extract
Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
third-person singular of extract
To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
third-person singular of extract
To choose out; to cite or quote, for example a passage from a text.
third-person singular of extract
To select parts of a whole
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