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extraction
noun
The
surgical
removal
of
a
tooth
from
its
socket
.
•
I
need
a
tooth
extraction
tomorrow
.
I
need
a
tooth
extraction
tomorrow
.
•
The
extraction
went
smoothly
without
pain
.
The
extraction
went
smoothly
without
pain
.
Mid
17th
century
(
denoting
the
drawing
of
a
tooth
):
from
French
extraction
or
medieval
Latin
extractio
(
n-
),
from
Latin
extrahere
‘
draw
out
’.
noun
The
process
of
removing
a
substance
,
especially
a
mineral
,
gas
,
or
liquid
,
from
the
place
where
it
is
found
.
•
The
extraction
of
oil
from
the
North
Sea
has
boosted
the
economy
.
The
extraction
of
oil
from
the
North
Sea
has
boosted
the
economy
.
•
Natural
gas
extraction
requires
careful
environmental
planning
.
Natural
gas
extraction
requires
careful
environmental
planning
.
Late
Middle
English
(
in
the
sense
‘
lineage
’):
from
medieval
Latin
extractio
(
n-
),
based
on
Latin
extrahere
‘
draw
out
’ (
see
extract
).
The
sense
‘
drawing
out
a
tooth
’
dates
from
the
mid
17th
century
.
noun
A
person's
descent
or
ancestry
.
•
He
is
of
Irish
extraction
.
He
is
of
Irish
extraction
.
•
Her
extraction
can
be
traced
back
to
royalty
.
Her
extraction
can
be
traced
back
to
royalty
.
Late
Middle
English
(
in
the
sense
‘
lineage
’):
from
medieval
Latin
extractio
(
n-
),
based
on
Latin
extrahere
‘
draw
out
’ (
see
extract
).
