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extraction

ex·trac·tion

 (ĭk-străk′shən)

n.

1. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

2. Something obtained by extracting; an extract.

3. Origin; lineage: of Spanish extraction.

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extraction

(ɪkˈstrækʃən)

n

1. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted

2. something extracted; an extract

3. (Dentistry)

a. the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth

b. a tooth or teeth extracted

4. (Sociology) origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry: of German extraction.

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ex•trac•tion

(ɪkˈstræk ʃən)

n.

1. an act or instance of extracting something.

2. descent; ancestry: of foreign extraction.

3. something extracted; extract.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun1.extraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical meansextraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling

elution - the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions

infusion - the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)

natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"

2.extraction - properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"

full blood - descent from parents both of one pure breed

3.extraction - the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)extraction - the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"

remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"

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extraction

noun

1. origin, family, ancestry, descent, race, stock, blood, birth, pedigree, lineage, parentage, derivation He married a young lady of Indian extraction.

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extraction

noun

One's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation:

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Translations

أصْل، نَسَبإقْتِلاع سِن

afstamningoprindelseudtrækning

uppruni; ætterniútdráttur

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extraction

[ɪkˈstrækʃən] n

(= descent) to be of Scottish extraction → être d'origine écossaise
Welsh by extraction → d'origine galloise

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extraction

n

(= process of extracting) → Herausnehmen nt; (of cork etc) → (Heraus)ziehen nt; (of juice, minerals, oil, DNA, energy) → Gewinnung f; (of bullet, foreign body) → Entfernung f; (of information, secrets) → Entlocken nt; (of confession, money) → Herausholen nt; (of permission, promise, concession) → Abringen nt, → Erlangen nt

(Dentistry: = act of extracting) → (Zahn)ziehen nt, → Extraktion f (spec); he had to have an extraction → ihm musste ein Zahn gezogen werden

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extract

(ikˈstrӕkt) verb

1. to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort. I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?

2. to select (passages from a book etc).

3. to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means. Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.

(ˈekstrӕkt) noun

1. a passage selected from a book etc. a short extract from his novel.

2. a substance obtained by an extracting process. beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.

exˈtraction (-ʃən) noun

1. race or parentage. He is of Greek extraction.

2. (an) act of extracting eg a tooth.

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ex·trac·tion

n. extracción, proceso de extraer, separar o sacar afuera.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

extraction

n (dent, etc.) extracción f

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