extraction

Collocations

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ADJ.

illegal, living, other, powerful, purest

The illegal extraction of minerals from protected forests has destroyed entire ecosystems.

VERB + EXTRACTION

gas, go, oil, stop

The company decided to stop extraction of oil from that environmentally sensitive area.

EXTRACTION + NOUN

week

The dentist scheduled my tooth extraction week for next month when I had more time off work.

PREP.

about, besides, in

The dentist explained that besides extraction, there were other options to save the tooth.

Definitions

noun

1

The 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.

They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.

3

A person's origin or ancestry.

Our companion on these tours was a young tourist, an American of Russian extraction, whose questions and remarks drew our attention to some details of Haifa life that have become too familiar and would have otherwise passed unnoticed. ...

4

The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.

5

The removal of a tooth from its socket.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — properties attributable to your ancestry

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.

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02

Our companion on these tours was a young tourist, an American of Russian extraction, whose questions and remarks drew our attention to some details of Haifa life that have become too familiar and woul

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03

Is there any other way besides extraction?

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04

Today we heard a story about biogas extraction.

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05

Go to the extraction point.

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06

Oil extraction is in decline in 33 out of the 48 major suppliers.

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