extraction
- (countable, uncountable) An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
- (countable, uncountable) Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
- (countable, uncountable) A person's origin or ancestry.
- (countable, uncountable) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
- (countable, uncountable) A removal of a tooth from its socket.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/
Etymology
From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.
Related words
ekstrakcja
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