extract

extract (something) from (someone or something)

To remove something from someone or something. Mom will extract the real story from you in no time—you're a terrible liar. Can we extract that sound bite from the file?
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extract the urine (out of someone or something)

To mock, deride, tease, or ridicule someone or something. A humorously polite alternative to the phrase "take the piss (out of someone or something)." Primarily heard in UK. It took me a while to realize that all her brother's bizarre questions about America were really just his way of extracting the urine out of me. Jeff's always extracting the urine out of the way politicians behave in public. It always takes foreigners a while to come to terms with English people's penchant for extracting the urine.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

extract something from someone or something

to remove something from someone or something; to make someone or a group give something. We extracted the juice from the oranges. The police questioning Maggie extracted the truth from her.
See also: extract
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • extract (something) from (someone or something)
  • extract from
  • take out
  • take someone out
  • take something out
  • prise
  • prize (something) from
  • prize out
  • pry out
  • pump out of
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Quantitative phytochemical analysis of R, ribes Extract yield percentage, total tannins and total phenolic contents: The total phenolic, tannins contents and yield percentage of methanol extracts from different parts of plant were analysed and are presented in Table 2.
Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis and in-vitro biological activity of Rheum ribes L. different parts
Best results of DPPH free radical scavenging was shown by bark extract in petroleum ether (PE) at absorbance value 95.51+-1.7 at 500 uL/ml, then by chloroform extract with absorbance of 87.19+-0.79 at 250 uL/ml, on the other side, a smaller amount of proficiency is revealed by the bark aqueous extract (43.19+-0.99 at 125uL/mL).
ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT SCREENING OF Gardenia tetrasperma
According to in this study, MM extract (3.96 %) was found to have higher recovery than UM extract (2.57 %).
Antioxidant, Anti-urease Activities and Genotoxic Effects of Terfezia Claveryi Methanol Extracts on Human Lymphocytes/Terfezia Claveryi Metanol Ekstrelerinin Antioksidan, Anti-ureaz Aktiviteleri ve Insan Lenfosit Hucreleri Uzerindeki Genotoksik Etkileri
Methanol extract were subjected to find the phytochemicals such as alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, phenol, glycosides, terpenoids, steroids, reducing sugar, tannin, emodin, fatty acid, anthocyanin, coumarin, starch and protein by using standard procedures.
Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activities of Stem, Leaves and Fruit Extracts of Viscum album L
Gluten-free malt extract is used as a colouring and sweetening agent in a variety of products.
Europe Malt Extract Market Will Increase at a CAGR of 5.6% During 2016-2026
The available studies have shown that moringa leaf extract has the potential to improve the plant growth and development.
Evaluation of Aqueous Extracts of Moringa Leaf and Flower Applied through Medium Supplementation for Reducing Heat Stress Induced Oxidative Damage in Maize
In 0.25 mL (250 uL) plant extract, 1.25 mL (125 uL) of distilled water and 75 of 5% NaNO2 solution were added.
Phytochemical Screening, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Ficus natalensis
However, in comments made during a review of the draft report in February 2012, Steven Dentali, PhD, AHPA's chief science officer, presented a data table that compared the NTP ginkgo extract to published analyses of commercially available ginkgo products and to recognized pharmacopoeial ginkgo standards, highlighting the unique, uncommon identity of the NTP ginkgo extract.
AHPA & ABC insist ginkgo extracts are safe despite toxicology report: associations point to differences in chemical composition between ginkgo sold commercially and that used in tests
In the study, the researchers looked at the effect of grape seed extract on colon cancer cell lines from various stages of the disease.
Does this extract fight cancer better than chemo?
aegyptium varied significantly with application of each water extract of sorghum, sunflower, combined application of water extracts and distilled water (Table 1).
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF SORGHUM AND SUNFLOWER WATER EXTRACTS ON GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) AND THREE WEED SPECIES
It has been shown that when solvents like ethanol, hexane and methanol are used to extract plants, most of them are able to exhibit inhibitory effect on both gram positive and gram negative bacteria (Bushra and Ganga, 2003).
Antimicrobial activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts from Tithonia diversifolia and Bryum coronatum collected from Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Nigeria
Indeed, such irrigation might be essential in applying the mustard extract, Cox notes, since the extract caused leaf damage when it dried on the blades of grass.--J.R.
Herbal therapy for beleaguered lawns
When coffee is brewed at home you will extract only 16 to 18%, which is totally flavor and fragrance.
Coffee extracts for ingredient use: roast and ground coffee beans are being extracted to meet the needs of two very traditional but diverse coffee products: liquid coffee extracts and instant coffee powders and crystals
However, due to unfavorable weather conditions that are affecting the yield and quality of cacao beans, which could stagnate the cacao extracts market.
Cacao Extracts Market to Showcase Higher Revenue Growth Steered by Rising Investments, reports Fact