extraction

• Sustantivo que designa el proceso o acción de extraer, sacar o retirar algo, a menudo de una fuente o sustancia; también puede referirse a lo obtenido mediante tal proceso.

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.

   Extracción (proceso de remoción)

   • 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.

   Sinónimoseliminationpullingremovalwithdrawalwrenching

   Antónimosadditionimplantationinsertionintroduction

2. Origin or descentB2formal

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

   Origen o ascendencia

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

   Sinónimosancestryblooddescentheritagelineageoriginparentagestock