English noun: extraction |
1. | extraction (process) the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means |
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| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | beneficiation, decoction, dehydration, desiccation, drying up, elution, evaporation, infusion, mineral dressing, mineral extraction, mineral processing, ore dressing, ore processing |
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2. | extraction (attribute) properties attributable to your ancestry |
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| Samples | He comes from good origins.
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| Synonyms | descent, origin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | full blood |
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3. | extraction (act) the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force) |
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| Samples | The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction.
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| Broader (hypernym) | remotion, removal |
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