extractor

Plural: extractors

Noun

• an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
• an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
• a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
• Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.
• A machine for clearing combs of honey.
• Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.
• 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.

Synonyms

cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, centrifuge, separator