1. the action of taking or pulling something out
2. the process of obtaining a substance from something by using industrial or chemical methods
3. a person’s origin or descent
Usage: formal

Examples

• The dentist performed a tooth extraction.
• Oil extraction from the ground requires specialized equipment.
• The extraction of vanilla from beans is a complex process.
• DNA extraction is a common laboratory procedure.
• She is of Italian extraction but was born in America.
• The extraction of the splinter was painful but necessary.
• Coal extraction has environmental consequences.