extraction

ex-trac-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action of removing or obtaining something.

  2. 2.

    The process of obtaining a substance from a material.

  3. 3.

    A person's ethnic origin or descent.

Forms

plural: extractions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Tooth extraction — The removal of a tooth.
  • •
    Data extraction — The process of retrieving data from sources.
  • •
    Of [nationality] extraction — Having ancestry from a particular country.

Related words

Antonyms: injection, insertion
See also: extract, extracted, remove
Synonyms: derivation, removal, withdrawal

Etymology

From Latin extractio meaning "a drawing out," from extrahere meaning "to draw out."