extraction - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

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Noun extraction has 3 senses

extraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
--₁ is a kind of natural process, natural action, action, activity
--₁ has particulars:
dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation; elution; infusion; mineral extraction, mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing, beneficiation

Derived forms: verb extract₅, verb extract₄
origin, descent, extraction - properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
--₂ is a kind of ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
--₂ has particulars: full blood
extraction - the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
--₃ is a kind of removal, remotion

Derived form: verb extract₁