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Extraction

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Noun

1. extraction

the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

2. descent, extraction, origin

properties attributable to your ancestry

Example Sentences:
'he comes from good origins'

3. extraction

the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

Example Sentences:
'the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Extraction

see synonyms of extraction
noun
1. 
the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
2. 
something extracted; an extract
3. 
a. 
the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth
b. 
a tooth or teeth extracted
4. 
origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry
of German extraction

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Extraction

see synonyms of extraction
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. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Extraction

see synonyms of extraction
n.
1. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
2. Something obtained by extracting; an extract.
3. Origin; lineage: of Spanish extraction.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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