Extraction Definition

ĭk-străkshən
noun
The act or process of extracting; specif., the extracting of a tooth by a dentist.
Webster's New World
Origin; lineage; descent.
Of Navajo extraction.
Webster's New World
A thing extracted; extract.
Webster's New World
(military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
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(dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.

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Other Word Forms of Extraction

Noun

Singular:
extraction
Plural:
extractions

Origin of Extraction

  • From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio

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Extraction Sentence Examples

  • The increase in the output for a given time obtained by the use of the Krajewski crusher has been estimated at 20 to 25% and varies with the quality of the canes; while the yield of juice or extraction is increased by I or 2%.

  • Some 12,500 are of Dutch extraction; these live chiefly in the districts of Utrecht and Vryheid.

  • It did excellent service in the hands of Graham for the extraction of gases occluded in metals.

  • It is used in the extraction of sugar from molasses, since it combines with the sugar to form a soluble saccharate, which is removed and then decomposed by carbon dioxide.

  • The extraction (as is the case with all the rare earths) is a matter of great difficulty.

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