extraction
[ ik-strak-shuhn ]
noun
an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
the state or fact of being extracted.
Origin of extraction
1Other words from extraction
- non·ex·trac·tion, noun
- o·ver·ex·trac·tion, noun
- pre·ex·trac·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for extraction
extraction
/ (ɪkˈstrækʃən) /
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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