extraction

Nouns

  • (n) the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
  • (n) properties attributable to your ancestry
    • he comes from good origins
    descent, origin,
  • (n) the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
    • the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction

Synonyms

descent origin

Words of close approximity