extraction

nounattested in dialogue

//ɪkˈstɹækʃən//

The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

noun

1
The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
2
Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
3
A person's origin or ancestry.
Our companion on these tours was a young tourist, an American of Russian extraction, whose questions and remarks drew our attention to some details of Haifa life that have become too familiar and would have otherwise passed unnoticed. ...
4
The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
5
The removal of a tooth from its socket.
6
The extraction yield of a brewed coffee.

Etymology

From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

Forms

plural: extractions

extortion · The practice of extorting money or other property by the use…extra · Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary;…extract · Something that is extracted or drawn out.

extraction · The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

extradition · A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one…extraordinarily · In an extraordinary manner.extraordinary · Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

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