vt 1  :  to pull or take out forcibly <ed a wisdom tooth>   2  :  to withdraw (as the medicinally active components of a plant or animal tissue) by physical or chemical process : also  :  to treat with a solvent so as to remove a soluble substance ex*tract*abil*i*ty n pl  -ties  ex*tract*able also  ex*tract*ible  adj 
, n :  something prepared by extracting : esp  :  a medicinally active pharmaceutical solution .
 
 
 
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