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Extract

a term to denote all that can be dissolved out of a substance by a specified menstruum, such as water, alcohol, ether, etc. Extracts must be capable of being redissolved, so as to form a solution like that from which they were derived. Extracts are used in cookery, medicine, and the manufacture of perfumery. Extract of meat is a soft, yellowish-brown, solid, or very thick syrup, which is employed as a portable soup.

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