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   Ex·trac·tion

   /ikˈstrakSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of taking out something, especially using effort or force: "mineral extraction" Similar removaltaking outdrawing outpulling outextricationwrenching outtearing outuprootingwithdrawalunsheathingproductionfreeingreleaserare:deracinationexactionexactingwrestingcoercionextortionsqueezingexpressingseparationpressingobtainingdistillationOpposite insertionrelinquishment
   • 2. the ethnic origin of someone's family: "a worker of Polish extraction" Similar descentancestryparentageancestorsfamilylineagelineline of descentraceoriginderivationbirthgenealogyhereditysuccessionstockpedigreebloodbloodlinestrainrootsoriginsforefathersantecedentsrare:filiationstirps

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin extractio(n-), from Latin extrahere ‘draw out’ (see extract).

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   The meaning of EXTRACTION is the act or process of extracting something. How to use extraction in a sentence. the act or process of extracting something; ancestry, origin; something extracted…

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   noun. us / ɪkˈstræk.ʃ ə n / uk / ɪkˈstræk.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. [ U ] the process of removing something, especially by force: extraction of The extraction of minerals has damaged the countryside. [ C ] medical specialized. the process of removing a tooth: She had two extractions. be of French, German, Chinese, etc. extraction.

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   EXTRACTION definition: 1. the process of removing something, especially by force: 2. the process of removing a tooth: 3…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › extractionEXTRACTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   EXTRACTION definition: 1. the act of taking something out, especially using force 2. having a family whose origin is…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionextraction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   noun. /ɪkˈstrækʃn/ [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?