| extractor [ik`strak·tǝr] CHEMICAL ENGINEERING An apparatus for solvent-contact with liquids or solids for removal of specified components. COMPUTER SCIENCE See <<mask>> ENGINEERING 1. A machine for extracting a substance by a solvent or by centrifugal force, squeezing, or other action. 2. An instrument for removing an object. ORDNANCE A device in the breech mechanism of a gun, rifle, or the like, for pulling an empty cartridge case or an unfired cartridge out of the chamber of a gun, rifle, or the like. |