extraction
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4.3
- noun
- /ɪkˈstrækʃən/
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extracción
- So literally like the extraction of natural gas and oil.
So literally like the extraction of natural gas and oil.
- So literally like the extraction of natural gas and oil.
- I had braces, extractions, wisdom teeth out, headgear, all that crap.
- And of course, you do like the saline, you know, sprays and and the extractions to try to minimize the mucus they have.
- Maybe that's the funding of new fossil fuel extraction, maybe it's going towards investing in arms manufacturers.
- No, it was just right place, right time and it felt good to facilitate the extraction for the guys and taking these guys out.
- It's just an extraction point giving birth.
- But more than this, you and I disagree on on on on on fossil fuel extraction.
Examples
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For example, they relied too heavily on water-injection technology to increase the extraction of petroleum.
Academic text (1999) -
I'll be doing the extraction.
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It's a mobile data extraction device.
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The rate of decline is related to the energy extraction rate and the natural recharge rate.
Academic text (1994) -
Such approaches are in evidence in recent campaigns against resource extraction, fossil fuel development, and climate destabilization.
Academic text (2017) -
The central feature of Mozambique's colonial experience was the extraction of cheap African labor through state intervention.
Academic text (1992) -
The gum was pulled back, the tooth was loosened by being worked back and forth, and the extraction was performed with a stylus or forceps.
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They also performed a range of surgeries, from tooth extraction to stitches and even amputation.
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The extraction of the old tree stump required heavy machinery.
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After several attempts, the team's extraction of the mineral proved successful.
Synonyms
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2.0
Taking something or someone away from a place
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3.5
The act of removing something you do not need
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7.9
A medical operation that cuts out tissue or a growth
An action that takes something away
Complete removal of something, often by pulling it out by the roots
Compounds
A machine that sprays cleaning liquid on surfaces like carpets, upholstery or mattresses and removes the liquid and dirt
A machine that wets fabric with cleaning liquid and then pulls the dirty water away
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
extraction = extract (semi-transparent) = ex + tract + ion
This is a standard action noun built from the verb 'extract', meaning the act or process of extracting.
Etymology
Extraction comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and tract 'pull', the same root as in tractor. So an extraction is something you 'pull out', whether a tooth, an object, or oil from the ground.