extraction

[ik-strak-shuhn]

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.

4. something extracted; extract.

extraction

/ ɪkˈstrækʃən /

noun

1. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted

2. something extracted; an extract

3. 1. the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth

   2. a tooth or teeth extracted

4. origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry

   of German extraction

Other Word Forms

• nonextraction noun
• overextraction noun
• preextraction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of extraction¹

1375–1425; late Middle English extraccioun < Late Latin extractiōn- (stem of extractiō ). See extract, -ion

Example Sentences

But it was further pioneering technology, involving the extraction of DNA from human bones, that eventually matched Karen to her parents and completed the picture, revealing her identity for the first time.

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His comments came days after Russia struck gas extraction and processing facilities in two Ukrainian regions, in what officials in Kyiv said was the biggest such strike in more than three years of war.

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Maritime traffic, mining and oil extraction, industrial fishing and hunting are among other risks to the species.

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Sanctions prohibited access to the necessary extraction technology and the government raised taxes on oil companies to shore up its war effort.

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With a landmark state law calling for California to become carbon neutral by 2045, Newsom had directed the state to stop issuing fracking permits and to phase out oil extraction by 2045.

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