n.;
a. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary; also, extraordinarily good; superior;
‖ [ L., fr. exter. See Exterior. ] A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Situated outside of a joint.
a. (Anat.) Outside of the branchial arches; -- said of the cartilages thus placed in some fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. located or occurring outside of a living cell or cells;
n.
Fluid extract (Med.),
v. t.
The bee
Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sunbeams may be extracted from cucumbers, but the process is tedious. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have extracted out of that pamphlet a few notorious falsehoods. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
To extract the root (Math.),