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extraction Definition

ex·trac·tion (ek straks̸hən, ik-)

noun

  1. the act or process of extracting; specif., the extracting of a tooth by a dentist
  2. origin; lineage; descent of Navajo extraction
  3. a thing extracted; extract

Etymology: ME extraccioun < ML extractio

extraction Synonyms

extraction

n.

  1. One's personal or ethnic origin

    ancestry, parentage, descent; see family 1.

  2. The pulling of a tooth

    toothdrawing, uprooting, removal, wrenching, taking out.

extraction Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • ton: The application by RMC Marine states that extraction of 10 million tons of aggregate would be carried out over a 15 year period.
  • peat: Little, if any, original bog surface has survived the massive extraction of peat over the last few decades.
  • mineral: These changes affect housing, disposal of wastes and extraction of minerals.
  • ore: It extends from the extraction of ores from their mineral sources to their refining and fabrication into finished products.
  • tooth: The position of this remains relatively constant following the extraction of the natural teeth.
  • gravel: The final phase of working involved the extraction of gravel from these marginal areas so that the mineral resource was fully exploited.

Adjective modifier

  • solvent: The theory of solvent extraction is a branch of equilibrium.
  • extracapsular: The best solution to all these problems is to convert to a standard sutured extracapsular extraction.
  • aggregate: What effects does marine aggregate extraction have on these habitats and species?
  • intracapsular: In many countries, the majority of cataract surgery continues to be done by the intracapsular cataract extraction ( ICCE ) method.
  • automatic: Modeling of the types of tables to be read and an entry mask enable automatic extraction of invoice data and handling of invoice exceptions.
  • automated: However, such metadata is often unavailable, and consequently automated extraction is required.

Modifies a noun

  • buffer: Extraction buffer, extraction method: Extraction buffer: 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 10 mM DTT.
  • algorithm: Few of these conform to our definition of a keyphrase extraction algorithm.

Noun used with modifier

  • mineral: There are a few disused mineral extraction sites adjacent to the railroad line.
  • peat: The meadows, untouched by peat extraction, are grazed by cattle to retain their variety of wild flowers.
  • gravel: The lake was formed by the flooding of a 64 acre gravel extraction site.
  • cataract: The nucleus division technique for small incision cataract extraction.
  • fume: Some processes require fume extraction or space for water immersion.
  • keyphrase: Few of these conform to our definition of a keyphrase extraction algorithm.
extraction Quotes

  The production of surplus-value, or the extraction of surplus labour, is the specific end and aim, the sum and 558 substance, of capitalist production.

—Marx, Karl Heinrich