English to English
extraction
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noun (n)
- the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means(noun.process)source: wordnet30
- the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)(noun.act)Example:
The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction.
source: wordnet30 - The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.(noun)source: webster1913