extraction

[ik-strak-shuhn]

noun

1. an act or instance of extracting.

   the extraction of a molar.

2. the state or fact of being extracted.

3. descent or lineage.

   to be of foreign extraction.

4. something extracted; extract.

extraction

/ ɪkˈstrækʃən /

noun

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

2. something extracted; an extract

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

   2. a tooth or teeth extracted

4. origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry

   of German extraction

Other Word Forms

• nonextraction noun
• overextraction noun
• preextraction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of extraction¹

1375–1425; late Middle English extraccioun < Late Latin extractiōn- (stem of extractiō ). See extract, -ion

Example Sentences

"Fracking is one method of extraction, there are other methods," said Mr Tice.

From BBC

But Kemi Badenoch says she would rename it the "North Sea Authority" with a mandate to "maximise the extraction of our oil and gas."

From BBC

Badenoch is to formally announce the plan to focus solely on "maximising extraction" and to get "all our oil and gas out of the North Sea" in a speech in Aberdeen on Tuesday.

From BBC

In recent months, the administration has called for opening up public lands for energy resource extraction, including oil drilling, coal mining, timber production and geothermal exploration.

From Los Angeles Times

The earlier May report in the Wall Street Journal also referred to learning more about Greenland's independence movement, as well as attitudes to American mineral extraction.

From BBC

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