extraction
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noun \ik-ˈstrak-shən\Definition of EXTRACTION
1
: the act or process of extracting something
3
: something extracted
See Examples of EXTRACTION
- tooth extractions and other dental procedures
- the extraction of teeth by dentists
- the extraction of juices from plant matter
First Known Use of EXTRACTION
15th century
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Rhymes with EXTRACTION
abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction
ex·trac·tion
noun \ik-ˈstrak-shən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EXTRACTION
: the act or process of extracting something <extraction of a tooth>
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