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

Echoing an ongoing U.S. mineral survey called the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, SinoProbe II aims to chart ore formations and fossil fuel basins as deep as 3 kilometers and develop extraction technologies.

From Science Magazine

“If we could have a significant reduction in extraction, like 25% to 30%, it would make a huge difference for our ecosystems up here.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

• eradication