extraction
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɹækʃən/
The English word “extraction” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
- Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
- A person's origin or ancestry.
- The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
- The removal of a tooth from its socket.
- The extraction yield of a brewed coffee.
Etymology
From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.
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- extractability
- extractable
- extractant
- extractiform
- extraction shooter
- extractional
- extractive
- extractive principle
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