extraction

American  

[ik-strak-shuhn] / ɪkˈstræk 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.

4. something extracted; extract.

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extraction British  

/ 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

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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

Wearing a disguise and aided by a private extraction team, she left the country by sea before eventually making it to Oslo where she received her Nobel Peace Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We demonstrated the results of iron stress on phytoplankton out in the ocean, without even bringing back samples to the lab to perform molecular extractions using fluorescence measurements carried out at sea," she said.

From Science Daily

Employment in U.S. oil-and-gas extraction is down slightly since last spring, even as the economy has added jobs overall, according to the Labor Department.

From The Wall Street Journal

Greenland possesses significant rare earth element deposits and an estimated 13 billion barrels of oil, but extraction of those resources would be challenging.

From Barron's

Greenland possesses significant rare earth element deposits and an estimated 13 billion barrels of oil, but extraction of those resources would be challenging.

From Barron's

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