extracting

Drawing forcibly forth

Extracting is the act of removing or drawing something out from a larger whole.

You extract a tooth from the jaw, data from a database, a confession from a suspect, or meaning from a text.

The word implies effort or technique: extracting oil from shale, extracting a promise from a reluctant friend.

In chemistry, extracting separates substances using solvents.

derive

derive

Obtain from a source

yield · obtain · glean · gather · deduce · infer · synthesize · formulate · develop · draw out

mining

ore

Metal-bearing rock

  • coalCombustible sedimentary rock
  • quarryPit for extracting rock
  • excavateRemove earth systematically

drill · shaft · deposit · vein · mineral · prospecting · dredge · strip mining · fracking · petroleum

remove

pull

Force toward oneself

withdraw · dislodge · pry · wrench · yank · extricate · tweezers · forceps · surgical · splinter

essence

concentrate

Reduced, potent form

perfume · fragrance · aroma · flavor · vanilla · botanical · herbal · cold-pressed · maceration · aromatic

isolate

DNA

Hereditary code molecule

  • RNAGene expression molecule
  • proteinFolded amino chain
  • plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle

cell · sample · culture · centrifuge · pipette · precipitate · purify · chromatography · electrophoresis · specimen

distill

spirits

Liquor or apparitions

  • whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
  • vodkaClear distilled spirit
  • rumMolasses-based liquor

gin · brandy · moonshine · ethanol · fermentation · mash · still · condenser · reflux · alembic

data

scrape

Rub harshly against

mine · query · retrieve · API · database · text · web scraping · OCR · metadata · pattern

Categories
Opposites
physical removal vs. insertion

extractinginserting

Placing within something

implanting · embedding · injecting · putting in · pushing in

taking away vs. adding

extractingadding

Joining to increase

inserting · including · incorporating · supplementing · introducing

separation vs. combination

extractingintegrating

Combining into a whole

combining · merging · blending · incorporating · unifying

Phrases
Family

extraction, extractions

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G