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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

/ ɪˈٰæʃə /

noun

  1. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
  2. something extracted; an extract
    1. the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth
    2. a tooth or teeth extracted
  3. origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry

    of German extraction

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDze·ٰtDz noun
  • v··ٰtDz noun
  • e·ٰtDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extraction1

1375–1425; late Middle English extraccioun < Late Latin ٰپō- (stem of ٰپō ). See extract, -ion
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Children who are "barely out of weaning" are coming to hospital for multiple tooth extractions because of tooth decay caused by their diets, said Eddie Crouch, BDA chief executive.

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“No one got deep into the science of how we created new models for ancient DNA extraction.”

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Both the extraction and processing of these rare earths are costly and polluting.

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The proposed change comes amid a flurry of actions by the Trump administration to push for more development and resource extraction on public lands, which conservationists believe will harm wildlife, among other deleterious effects.

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These technologies, when released into capitalism, are immediately deployed to create forms of alienation, extraction and hyper-profit to create conditions in which corporations and capitalists can move with ease and accelerate their work.

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