extraction

/ɛkstɹˈækʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
   “he comes from good origins”
3. the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
   “the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction”

Synonyms for extraction

• origin
• descent

Words that rhyme with extraction

• action
• reaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• satisfaction
• contraction
• distraction
• fraction
• faction
• interaction
• retraction
• subtraction
• traction
• diffraction
• dissatisfaction
• exaction
• inaction
• infraction
• liquefaction
• overreaction
• transaction
• classaction
• telaction