extraction

(noun)

noun

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

Definition categories: process, action, activity

2. properties attributable to your ancestry

Similar word(s): descent, origin

Definition categories: attribute, ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage

3. the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

- the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction

Definition categories: act, remotion, removal