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