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Definition of Extraction
1. Noun. The process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means.
Specialized synonyms: Decoction, Dehydration, Desiccation, Drying Up, Evaporation, Elution, Infusion, Beneficiation, Mineral Dressing, Mineral Extraction, Mineral Processing, Ore Dressing, Ore Processing
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Derivative terms: Extract, Extract
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Derivative terms: Extract, Extract
2. Noun. Properties attributable to your ancestry. "He comes from good origins"
Exact synonyms: Descent, Origin
Generic synonyms: Ancestry, Derivation, Filiation, Lineage
Specialized synonyms: Full Blood
Generic synonyms: Ancestry, Derivation, Filiation, Lineage
Specialized synonyms: Full Blood
3. Noun. The action of taking out something (especially using effort or force). "The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
Definition of Extraction
1. n. The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.
Definition of Extraction
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Extraction
1. The process or act of pulling or drawing out. Origin: L. Trahere = to draw This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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