extraction

== English == === Etymology === From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɹækʃən/ Rhymes: -ækʃən === Noun === extraction (countable and uncountable, plural extractions) The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. Coordinate term: abstraction Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc. A person's origin or ancestry. (military) The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location. (dentistry) The removal of a tooth from its socket. ==== Synonyms ==== (origin, ancestry): descent, lineage (something extracted): extract, reduction; See also Thesaurus:decrement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === tetraxonic == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === extraction f (plural extractions) extraction === Further reading === “extraction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012