Definition of 'extraction'

Noun

1. the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
2. properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
      Synonyms: origin descent
3. the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"

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