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- DictionaryEx·trac·tion/ikˈstrakSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of taking out something, especially using effort or force: "mineral extraction"
- 2. the ethnic origin of someone's family: "a worker of Polish extraction"
noun. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. something extracted; an extract. the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth. a tooth or teeth extracted. origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry. of German extraction.
[uncountable, countable] the act or process of removing or obtaining something from something else. oil/mineral/coal, etc. extraction. the extraction of salt from the sea. Commercial peat extraction is destroying many threatened habitats. Methods of extraction vary from mine to mine. Want to learn more?
Extraction is the action of removing something. For example, when the dentist yanks out your rotten tooth, the extraction is complete! In addition to this wince-inducing meaning, the noun extraction is the process of separating out something from a chemical mixture or compound.
EXTRACTION definition: 1. the act of taking something out, especially using force 2. having a family whose origin is…. Learn more.
Extraction definition: an act or instance of extracting. See examples of EXTRACTION used in a sentence.
5 days ago · noun. 1. the act or process of extracting; specif., the extracting of a tooth by a dentist. 2. origin; lineage; descent. of Navajo extraction. 3. a thing extracted; extract. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
1. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. 2. something extracted; an extract. 3. (Dentistry) a. the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth. b. a tooth or teeth extracted. 4. (Sociology) origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry: of German extraction.
