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 Words From

• nonex·traction noun
• over·ex·traction noun
• preex·traction 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

And Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” agenda could increase the extraction of fossil fuels used to make plastics.

From Salon

It is the second Lincolnshire fossil fuel development to be quashed in recent months, with the decision to approve exploratory drilling and extraction at Biscathorpe overturned in July following a legal challenge.

From BBC

It distracts us from what's really going on, which is the extraction of resources by the global elites, and the global elites are involved in a universal suicide project for humankind.

From Salon

It is to take on the language of the left and as a sort of smokescreen for the continued extraction of power and resources for the billionaire class.

From Salon

For safety purposes, the county restricted commercial and residential development above the roughly 9,000-acre injection zone, which is currently agricultural fields and fossil fuel extraction.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• eradication