萃取

cuìqǔ

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

这款面霜含有多种植物萃取成分。

Zhè kuǎn miànshuāng hányǒu duō zhǒng zhíwù cuìqǔ chéngfen.

This face cream contains several plant extracts.

HSK 7-9

在实验中，我们用乙醚从溶液中萃取有机物。

Zài shíyàn zhōng, wǒmen yòng yǐmí cóng róngyè zhōng cuìqǔ yǒujīwù.

In the experiment we used ether to extract organic compounds from the solution.

usage

萃取 is the chemist's word for solvent extraction. Cosmetics labels borrow it to sound refined; the everyday word for 'to extract' is 提取.

萃 cuì

取 qǔ