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extrudable

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ex⋅trude

  [ik-strood] verb, -trud⋅ed, -trud⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to thrust out; force or press out; expel: to extrude molten rock.
2. to form (metal, plastic, etc.) with a desired cross section by forcing it through a die.
–verb (used without object)
3. to protrude.
4. to be extruded: This metal extrudes easily.
Origin:
1560–70; < L extrūdere to thrust out, drive out, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + trūdere to thrust, push

Related forms:
ex⋅trud⋅er, noun
ex⋅tru⋅si⋅ble  [ik-stroo-suh-buhl, -zuh-] , ex⋅trud⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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Main Entry: ex·trude
Pronunciation: ik-'strüd
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ex·trud·ed; ex·trud·ing
transitive senses
: to force, press, or push out extrude intransitive senses
: to become extruded extruding through arteries>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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extrude ex·trude (ĭk-str&oomacr;d')
v. ex·trud·ed, ex·trud·ing, ex·trudes

  1. To thrust, force, or press out.

  2. To protrude or project.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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