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extraction
[ ik-strak-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of extracting:
the extraction of a molar.
- the state or fact of being extracted.
- descent or lineage:
to be of foreign extraction.
extraction
/ ɪˈٰæʃə /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDze·ٰtDz noun
- v··ٰtDz noun
- e·ٰtDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of extraction1
Example Sentences
At the same time, other residents see economic value in oil extraction.
The M88 typically has a crew of three: a vehicle commander, a driver and a third soldier to assist in extractions.
JSO is a UK-based environmental activist group that aims to end fossil fuel extraction and uses direct action to draw attention to its cause.
To vacuum up the treasured nodules requires industrial extraction by massive excavators.
At some courthouses, defense lawyers have started asking judges for extraction orders, which give deputies the power to violently drag inmates from their cells.
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