extract vs catechu

catechu vs extract

extract and catechu both are nouns.

extract is a verb but catechu is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extract	Yes	No	Yes	No
catechu	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, catechu is a hyponym of extract; that is, catechu is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extract:

extract: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
catechu: extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally

Other hyponyms of extract include beef tea, Bovril, black catechu, pancreatin.

extract (noun)	catechu (noun)
a passage selected from a larger work	East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)	extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally

extract (verb)	catechu (verb)
extract by the process of distillation
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
calculate the root of a number
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
separate (a metal) from an ore
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
get despite difficulties or obstacles

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