"extraction" in the noun sense
1. extraction
the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
2. origin, descent, extraction
properties attributable to your ancestry
"he comes from good origins"
3. extraction
the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force
"the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
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