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ʃən noun
1.
an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
2.
the state or fact of being extracted.
3.
descent or lineage: to be of foreign extraction.
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| —n | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
extraction
late 15c., Fr. extraction, from M.L. extractionem, noun of action from L. extrahere (see extract (v.)).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
extraction ex·trac·tion (ĭk-strāk'shən)
n.
The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Something obtained by extracting; an extract.
The removal by withdrawing or pulling out of a tooth from its socket.
Removal of a baby from the genital canal in assisted delivery.
The active portion of a drug.
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Example sentences
They arrange for extraction and recycling of reusable portions of hazardous wastes, such as solvents and metals.
Most of this efficiency gain is probably from heat extraction and the use of the fluid to better control temperature.
Although the extraction process in each location differs, they share a need for highly toxic chemicals.
As they become less abundant the more higher risk methods of extraction has to be attempted.
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