extractions

British

/ ɪkˈstrækʃənz /

plural noun

the residue remaining after an oilseed has had the oil extracted by a solvent. Used as a feed for animals Compare expellers

groundnut extractions

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It had been bothering me for a couple of weeks, so I went to see my dentist, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, having had two extractions in less than two years.

From Los Angeles Times

Tiny samples of radioactive material have twice been collected under a trial project using special tools, but full-fledged extractions are yet to take place.

From Barron's

Other types of licences include permits for sand extractions, small-scale exploration or scientific research.

From Barron's

"We demonstrated the results of iron stress on phytoplankton out in the ocean, without even bringing back samples to the lab to perform molecular extractions using fluorescence measurements carried out at sea," she said.

From Science Daily

Different procedures - fillings, extractions and more complicated work - are assigned a different number of UDAs.

From BBC

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