extractor

Everyday

1. An extractor (or extractor fan) is a machine that sucks out steam, smoke or smells from a room, such as a kitchen or bathroom. tree →
2. An extractor is any tool or machine that pulls or takes something out, such as a juice extractor or a splinter extractor. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and safety, the extractor fan over the cooker removes steam and smoke, and the bathroom extractor stops damp and mould. In science, extractors separate substances, like honey from honeycomb. Common phrases: «extractor fan», «extractor hood», «juice extractor», «honey extractor».

Examples

• Turn the extractor fan on when you fry the bacon. tree →
• The bathroom extractor stops mould growing on the ceiling. tree →
• Beekeepers spin the honeycombs in a honey extractor. tree →
• Mum made orange juice in the juice extractor. tree →
• The extractor hood above the cooker was greasy. tree →
• The noisy extractor hummed all night in the hotel. tree →
• The dentist used a small tool, a kind of extractor, on my tooth. tree →

Note

Plural: extractors. Related: «extract» (verb: to take out; noun: a piece taken from a book or a substance taken from something). In the USA, a kitchen extractor is usually called a «range hood» or «exhaust fan».