extractionnoun
uk/ɪkˈstræk.ʃən/us/ɪkˈstræk.ʃən/[ U ] the process of removing something, especially by force:
The extraction of minerals has damaged the countryside.
[ C ] specialized medical the process of removing a tooth:
She had two extractions.
be of French, German, Chinese, etc. extraction
to be from a family that originally came from another country
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Removing and extracting
- ablate
- clear the decks idiom
- cream sth/sb off
- descale
- dislodge
- extract
- gouge
- milk
- pull
- pull (sb/sth) out
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- pump
- pump out sth
- removable
- remove
- root
- scratch
- siphon
- syphon
- take sth away
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