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1 extract
1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) a scoate2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) a extrage3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) a extrage2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) extras2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) extract• -
2 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) element2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) element3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) mediu4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) fărâmă5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) rezistenţă, element•- elements
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3 medicine
['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) medicament2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medicină•- medicinally -
4 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) mediu2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) (mass-)media3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) mediu2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) mijlociu
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