extra-, extro-, extr-, exter-

(Latin: beyond, outside, on the outside, outward, external)

extraction turbine

A steam turbine in which a portion of the working fluid is tapped between stages of the expansion process and used for purposes other than generating mechanical power.

extractive industry

A commercial operation involved in exploring for nonrenewable natural resources and extracting them from the earth; such as, mining, oil and gas extraction, forestry, fisheries, or agriculture.

extractor

extracurricular

extradition

extraessential

extrafamilial

extrafoliacious

extragalactic

extragovernmental, extra-governmental

Powers bestowed on the judicial and regulatory bodies; such as, when a government steps beyond the boundaries drawn around its power by a written constitution and operating in sharp contrast to the way it was designed to work.

extrajudicial

extrajudicially

extramarital

extramundane

extramural

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extra-, extro-, extr-, exter-

(Latin: beyond, outside, on the outside, outward, external)

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