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extraction

/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/noun3 syllables

Extraction means: properties attributable to your ancestry.

Synonyms for extraction5

noun, as in properties attributable to your ancestry

origin, descent

also used for extraction

extract, lineage, reduction

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What does extraction mean?3

noun

1

properties attributable to your ancestry“he comes from good origins”

2

the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

3

the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)“the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with extraction?15

five syllables

dissatisfaction
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Extraction in a sentence

  • Today we heard a story about biogas extraction.FeuDRenais
  • I had a tooth extraction a week ago.mervert1
  • Algeria should use solar energy for the extraction of oil.Amastan
  • They told us a story about biogas extraction today.Nylez
  • Many locals are blaming oil and gas extraction for the powerful tremor.Cangarejo
  • Is there any other way besides extraction?CM
  • Algeria should stop illegal water extraction.Amastan
  • Fadil was a man of Egyptian extraction.OsoHombre

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Forms of extraction

as a noun

plural
extractions