1. An instrument for extracting tight-fitting components 
2. An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
   - centrifuge, separator 
3. A mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
   - cartridge extractor, cartridge remover

Derived forms: extractors

See also: extract

Type of: apparatus, instrument, mechanism, setup

Part of: gun

Encyclopedia: Extractor

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