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extractor


extractor - 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

    • extractor - thesaurus

    centrifuge   separator  


    View spelling list Words ending in ctor and learn about the word extractor in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 25. Word endings: -er, -ar, -or, -our, re, a and -ery, -ary.

    Scrabble score for extractor

    e is 1 x is 8 t is 1 r is 1 a is 1 c is 3 t is 1 o is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 18

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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