eduction

noun

educ·​tion ēˈdəkshən 

iˈ-

plural -s

1

: the action or process of educing, eliciting, or directly inferring

2

: the result of the process of educing : inference

3

: the action or process of conducting a fluid away from a container (as oil from a tank car)

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin eduction-, eductio act of leading forth, drawing out, from Latin eductus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for eduction

• abduction
• adduction
• conduction
• construction
• deduction
• destruction
• induction
• instruction
• obstruction
• production
• reduction
• seduction