extraction
Americannoun
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an act or instance of extracting.
the extraction of a molar.
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the state or fact of being extracted.
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descent or lineage.
to be of foreign extraction.
noun
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the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
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something extracted; an extract
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the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth
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a tooth or teeth extracted
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origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry
of German extraction
Other Word Forms
- nonextraction noun
- overextraction noun
- preextraction noun
Etymology
Origin of extraction
1375–1425; late Middle English extraccioun < Late Latin extractiōn- (stem of extractiō ). See extract, -ion
Example Sentences
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Mandaguari honey was initially used to refine the extraction process because its water content and viscosity were moderate compared to the others.
From Science Daily
It had been bothering me for a couple of weeks, so I went to see my dentist, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, having had two extractions in less than two years.
From Los Angeles Times
Neville also says that gold is very expensive, whether using valuation metrics such as inflation-adjusted price, multiple of extraction cost, other commodity relatives or proportion of global wealth.
From MarketWatch
Tiny samples of radioactive material have twice been collected under a trial project using special tools, but full-fledged extractions are yet to take place.
From Barron's
The metropolitan area of 42 million is sinking, partly due to groundwater extraction.
From Barron's
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