HyperDic: extraction

English > 3 senses of the word extraction:
NOUNprocessextractionthe process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
attributeextraction, origin, descentproperties attributable to your ancestry
actextractionthe action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
extraction > pronunciation
Soundsihkstrae'kshahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > extraction: 3 senses > noun 1, process
MeaningThe process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means.
Narrowerdecoction(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporationThe process of extracting moisture
elutionThe process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions)
infusionThe process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
mineral extraction, mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing, beneficiationcrushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
Broadernatural process, natural action, action, activityA process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Spanishextracción
Catalanextracció
Verbsextractextract by the process of distillation
extractseparate (a metal) from an ore
English > extraction: 3 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningProperties attributable to your ancestry.
Synonymsorigin, descent
Narrowerfull blooddescent from parents both of one pure breed
Broaderancestry, lineage, derivation, filiationinherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Spanishascendencia, cuna, extracción, origen
Catalanascendència, cuna, origen
English > extraction: 3 senses > noun 3, act
MeaningThe action of taking out something (especially using effort or force).
Example"the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
Broaderremoval, remotionThe act of removing
Spanishextracción
Catalanextracció
Verbsextractremove, usually with some force or effort

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