extraction
- Noun. An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
- Noun. A person's origin or ancestry.
- Noun. Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
- Noun. (military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
- Noun. (dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.
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