extraction

Meaning

  1. An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
  2. Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
  3. A person's origin or ancestry.
  4. An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
  5. A removal of a tooth from its socket.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/
Etymology

From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

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