- extraction ex·trac·tion n
- [ɪks'trækʃ(ə)n]
estrazione f , (descent) origine f
of German extraction — di origine tedesca
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extraction ex·trac·tion n
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ex|trac|tion — «ehk STRAK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of extracting; pulling, drawing, or taking out: »the extraction of a tooth. 2. the state of being extracted. 3. racial, national, or family origin; lineage; descent: »Miss Del Rio is of Spanish… … Useful english dictionary
Extraction — Ex*trac tion, n. [Cf. F. extraction.] 1. The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ex·trac·tion — /ıkˈstrækʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 : the act or process of getting something by pulling it out, forcing it out, etc. : the act of extracting something [count] tooth extractions and other dental procedures [noncount] the extraction of teeth by… … Useful english dictionary
extraction — 1. Luxation and removal of a tooth from its alveolus. 2. Partitioning of material (solute) into a solvent. 3. The active portion of a drug; the making of an extract. 4. Surgical removal by pulling out. 5. Removal of the … Medical dictionary
The extraction of roots — Extraction Ex*trac tion, n. [Cf. F. extraction.] 1. The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extraction — ex|trac|tion [ıkˈstrækʃən] n 1.) [U and C] the process of removing or obtaining something from something else extraction of ▪ the extraction of salt from seawater ▪ the extraction of information from appropriate reference sources mineral/oil etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
extraction — ex|trac|tion [ ık strækʃən ] noun count or uncount the process or action of extracting something: The extraction of precise data can be quite difficult. a tooth extraction be of Chinese/German etc. extraction to be part of a family that is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extraction — ex•trac•tion [[t]ɪkˈstræk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of extracting something 2) descent; ancestry: of foreign extraction[/ex] 3) something extracted; extract • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < LL … From formal English to slang
extraction — ex·trac·tion … English syllables
cryoextraction — Removal of cataracts by the adhesion of a freezing probe to the lens; now rarely done. * * * cryo·ex·trac·tion ik strak shən n extraction of a cataract through use of a cryoprobe whose refrigerated tip adheres to and freezes tissue of the lens… … Medical dictionary
