noun Download 🔗Share Something that is extracted or drawn out. Examples : "The cookbook includes recipes using fruit extracts for flavoring desserts. " substance chemistry science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue Examples : "extract of beef" substance chemistry medicine food drink plant material process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained Examples : "quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark." substance chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts. Examples : "Old chemistry books often refer to "extracts" as the fundamental building blocks of plant-based medicines, a theory now considered outdated. " chemistry substance vegetable theory science history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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