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Meaning of extraction
ex•trac•tion
Pronunciation: (ik-strak'shun), [key]
— n.
- an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
- the state or fact of being extracted.
- descent or lineage: to be of foreign extraction.
- something extracted; extract.
See also:
- extraction (Thesaurus)