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extractions

/ ɪkˈstrækʃənz /

plural noun

  1. the residue remaining after an oilseed has had the oil extracted by a solvent. Used as a feed for animals Compare expellers

    groundnut extractions



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Example Sentences

The three filtrates from these three extractions were precipitated separately by lead acetate in 50 per cent.

More juice can be obtained and more jelly made from the same amount of fruit if three extractions instead of one are made.

One of the earliest recorded operations for the extractions of two dead fetuses from the womb is clearly described in chapter 76.

Its numerous root extractions amply justify a stronger expression than “multo labore,” especially in an epitaph.

There are as many different subterranean stages as there are varying works, as there are extractions.

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