Extraction

//ɪkˈstɹækʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force) wordnet
  3. 3
    Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc. countable, uncountable

    "They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them."

  4. 4
    properties attributable to your ancestry wordnet
  5. 5
    A person's origin or ancestry. countable, uncountable

    "Our companion on these tours was a young tourist, an American of Russian extraction, whose questions and remarks drew our attention to some details of Haifa life that have become too familiar and would have otherwise passed unnoticed. ..."

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  1. 6
    the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means wordnet
  2. 7
    The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    The removal of a tooth from its socket. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    The extraction yield of a brewed coffee. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

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