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   extraction

   /ɪkˈstrakʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of extracting something, especially using effort or force: "mineral extraction" Similar removaltaking outdrawing outpulling outextricationwrenching outtearing outuprootingwithdrawalunsheathingproductionfreeingreleaserare:deracinationexactionexactingwrestingcoercionextortionsqueezingexpressingseparationpressingobtainingdistillationOpposite insertionrelinquishment
   • 2. the ethnic origin of someone's family: "a worker of Polish extraction" Similar descentancestryparentageancestorsfamilylineagelineline of descentraceoriginderivationbirthgenealogyhereditysuccessionstockpedigreebloodbloodlinestrainrootsoriginsforefathersantecedentsrare:filiationstirps

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin extractio(n-), from Latin extrahere ‘draw out’ (see extract).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › extractionExtraction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXTRACTION is the act or process of extracting something. How to use extraction in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXTRACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXTRACTION definition: 1. the process of removing or obtaining something from somewhere, especially from under a surface…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › extractionExtraction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Extraction is the action of removing something. For example, when the dentist yanks out your rotten tooth, the extraction is complete! In addition to this wince-inducing meaning, the noun extraction is the process of separating out something from a chemical mixture or compound.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXTRACTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXTRACTION meaning: 1. the process of removing or obtaining something from somewhere, especially from under a surface…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishextraction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of extraction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable, countable] the act or process of removing or obtaining something from something else. Commercial peat extraction is destroying many threatened habitats. Methods of extraction vary from mine to mine.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXTRACTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted 2. something extracted; an extract 3. a. the act or an....

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › extractionExtraction - definition of extraction by The Free Dictionary

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   Define extraction. extraction synonyms, extraction pronunciation, extraction translation, English dictionary definition of extraction. n. 1. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. 2. Something obtained by extracting; an extract. 3. Origin; lineage: of Spanish extraction....

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXTRACT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An extract is the output from a liquid-liquid extraction process, mainly containing the solvent used to extract the solute.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › extraction_nextraction, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun extraction, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › extractionExtraction Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    EXTRACTION meaning: 1 : the act or process of getting something by pulling it out, forcing it out, etc. the act of extracting something; 2 : used after of to describe the origin of a person or family