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Defenition of the word extraction

    • Defenition of the word extraction

      • Any process by which a pure metal is obtained from its ore. (Source: UVAROV)
      • the act of extracting something
      • the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
      • properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
      • the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
      • the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
      • properties attributable to your ancestry

    Synonyms for the word extraction

      • abstraction
      • descent
      • origin

    Hyponyms for the word extraction

      • beneficiation
      • decoction
      • dehydration
      • desiccation
      • drying up
      • elution
      • evaporation
      • full blood
      • infusion
      • mineral dressing
      • mineral extraction
      • mineral processing
      • ore dressing
      • ore processing

    Hypernyms for the word extraction

      • action
      • activity
      • ancestry
      • derivation
      • filiation
      • lineage
      • natural action
      • natural process
      • remotion
      • removal

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