Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extraction

/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: ex-trac-tion
IPA: /ɪkˈstɹækʃən/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person's origin or ancestry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The removal of a tooth from its socket.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The extraction yield of a brewed coffee.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them."
"Our companion on these tours was a young tourist, an American of Russian extraction, whose questions and remarks drew our attention to some details of Haifa life that have become too familiar and would have otherwise passed unnoticed. ..."

Etymology

From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: estraction, extractio

Usage

Inflected Forms

extractions (plural)

Derived Forms

agroextraction autoextraction coextraction cryoextraction electroextraction extractional hydroextraction immunoextraction microextraction nonextraction overextraction perstraction

Phrases

buccal fat extraction cold extraction collocation extraction comedo extraction dilation and extraction extraction shooter hot extraction intact dilation and extraction

Frequently Paired Words

abstraction

Synonyms

descent lineage extract reduction origin

Rhymes With

action reaction interaction transaction satisfaction attraction fraction faction distraction traction contraction dissatisfaction

Questions

How do you pronounce extraction?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈstɹækʃən/.
What does extraction mean?: The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Where does extraction come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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