extraction

noun

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Forms

  • singular : extraction
  • plural : extractions

Senses

  • of raw materials, like oil, coal, ore, etc
  • separation process consisting in the separation of a substance from a matrix; types: liquid-liquid extraction, solid-phase extraction, solid-phase microextraction, Soxhlet extraction, fizzy extraction
  • to remove or obtain
  • lineage, ancestory