extraction
Plural: extractions
Noun
- the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- properties attributable to your ancestry
- the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
- "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
- An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
- Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
- A person's origin or ancestry.
- An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
- A removal of a tooth from its socket.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.
Scrabble Score: 19
extraction is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordextraction is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
extraction is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
extraction is a valid Words With Friends word