extraction

[ ik-strak-shuh n ]
/ ɪkˈstræk ʃən /
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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.
something extracted; extract.

Origin of extraction

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

OTHER WORDS FROM extraction

non·ex·trac·tion, noun o·ver·ex·trac·tion, noun pre·ex·trac·tion, noun

Words nearby extraction

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Words related to extraction

eradication, descent, abstraction, derivation, evocation, separation, withdrawal, extirpation, expression, drawing, elicitation, extrication, lineage, parentage, family, race, blood, birth, stock, pedigree

Example sentences from the Web for extraction

British Dictionary definitions for extraction

extraction
/ (ɪkˈstrækʃən) /

noun

the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
something extracted; an extract
  1. the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth
  2. a tooth or teeth extracted
origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry of German extraction

Medical definitions for extraction

extraction
[ ĭk-străk′shən ]

n.

The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Something obtained by extracting; an extract.
The removal by withdrawing or pulling out of a tooth from its socket.
Removal of a baby from the genital canal in assisted delivery.
The active portion of a drug.