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extraction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | descent, origin |
| Type of | derivation, lineage, ancestry, filiation |
| Has types | full blood |
extraction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | activity, natural action, action, natural process |
| Has types | decoction, beneficiation, infusion, mineral dressing, mineral extraction, mineral processing, ore dressing, ore processing, desiccation, dehydration, drying up, elution, evaporation |
| Derivation | extract |
Examples of extraction
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Of the two, extraction is probably less costly and may prevent further problems.
From the bostonherald.com
Home equity extraction will no longer be an option to sustain consumer spending.
From the forbes.com
Repsol struck oil there in 2004, but decided extraction would not be profitable.
From the economist.com
Ecuador's northern Amazon bears the scars of decades of reckless oil extraction.
From the independent.co.uk
Vets used to clip these teeth, but full extraction is the best permanent answer.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Eliminating the sampling extraction process saves busy forensic scientists time.
From the sciencedaily.com
This flies in the face of deminishing marginal returns from resource extraction.
From the economist.com
Last week, Mr Osborne gave the go-ahead for tax breaks for shale gas extraction.
From the independent.co.uk
How much will the extraction of groundwater for irrigation add to the sea level?
From the newscientist.com
- The process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- Origin: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
- The action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
- (extract) infusion: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- (extract) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
- (extract) excerpt: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
- Extraction is the eighth studio album by guitarist Greg Howe, released in 2003 on Tone Center Records.
- A dental extraction (also referred to as exodontia) is the removal of a tooth from the mouth. Extractions are performed for a wide variety of reasons, including tooth decay that has destroyed enough tooth structure to prevent restoration. ...
- Fragrance extraction refers to the extraction of aromatic compounds from raw materials, using methods such as distillation, solvent extraction, expression, or enfleurage. ...
