extraction

• Substantiv, das den Vorgang oder die Handlung des Herausziehens, Entfernens oder Gewinnens von etwas bezeichnet, oft aus einer Quelle oder Substanz; auch die Gewinnung eines Stoffes mittels eines Lösungsmittels.

A noun referring to the process or act of removing or taking something out, often from a source or substance.

1. Removal processB2formal

   The act or process of removing something, especially by force or effort.

   Extraktion

   • The dentist performed a tooth extraction.
   • The extraction of oil from the ground is a complex process.
   • Data extraction from the database took several hours.

   Synonymeeliminationpullingremovalwithdrawalwrenching

   Antonymeadditionimplantationinsertionintroduction

2. Origin or descentB2formal

   The origin or ancestry of a person, often used to describe ethnic background.

   Herkunft

   • She is of Italian extraction.
   • His family is of Irish extraction.
   • People of Chinese extraction live in many countries around the world.

   Synonymeancestryblooddescentheritagelineageoriginparentagestock