Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Drawing or taking out.
  • Distracting; absorbing.

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  • verb Present participle of extract.

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Examples

  • Not to mention that any hint of condensation will begin extracting the coffee from the beans.

    The Coffee Geek’s Guide To Storing Beans | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • If producers succeed in extracting gas from shale, they will need pipelines, processing plants and storage facilities.

    The promise and peril of master limited partnerships R. Kosnett 2010

  • On the other hand, organs specialized in extracting oxygen have evolved.

    Archive 2009-01-01 AYDIN 2009

  • Where a helpful Pakistani guy assisted me in extracting the old, dead battery from my car - a considerable effort which had eluded me for hours and eventually involved smacking it with a wrench and cracking one of the metal tabs.

    OMG frankwu 2010

  • Gas fields are less sought-after than oil fields because the process of gas extracting is more difficult, with crude being easier to market and transport, according to petroleum industry analysts.

    Iraq Lauds Licensing Auction After Awarding Three Fields Hassan Hafidh 2010

  • There is no evidence that it is effective in extracting information more reliably than other interrogation techniques.

    Matthew Yglesias » Bishops and Abortion 2010

  • No tissues or cells specialized in extracting oxygen from water or air have evolved.

    Archive 2009-01-01 AYDIN 2009

  • Rescuers plan to begin extracting the miners in a capsule, dubbed the Phoenix, possibly as soon as next week, depending upon progress drillers make boring a shaft to the chambers inhabited by the 33 men.

    Chile Miners Work Out Before Rescue Matt Moffett 2010

  • This case reminds practitioners to be thorough in extracting pertinent information from their clients before giving advice about Trust distributions.

    Trusts and Estates 2008

  • The panel that denied his parole was plainly more interested in extracting a tearful apology from Latimer than it was in performing its proper function.

    2008 January 23 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

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