extraction
The act of extracting or the condition of being extractedThe act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
» Algeria should stop illegal water extraction.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Extraktion
(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.
Abstammung, Herkunft
properties attributable to your ancestry
(countable, uncountable)The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
(countable, uncountable)The removal of a tooth from its socket.
(countable, uncountable)The extraction yield of a brewed coffee.
Examples
14 sentencesAlgeria should stop illegal water extraction.
Is there any other way besides extraction?
Today we heard a story about biogas extraction.
I had a tooth extraction a week ago.
They told us a story about biogas extraction today.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.
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Forms
plural: extractions| Singular | extraction |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable