Extraction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

properties attributable to your ancestry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstɹˈækʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstɹˈakʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstɹˈakʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkstɹˈækʃən/.

Examples

he comes from good origins
the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

origin descent

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

extract

verb

separate (a metal) from an ore

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Extraktion

der Prozess, aus einer Mischung oder Verbindung durch chemische, physikalische oder mechanische Mittel etwas zu gewinnen

🇪🇸Spanish

extracción

el proceso de obtener algo de una mezcla o compuesto por medios químicos o físicos o mecánicos

🇮🇹Italian

estrazione

il processo per ottenere qualcosa da una miscela o composto mediante mezzi chimici, fisici o meccanici

🇳🇱Dutch

extractie

het proces waarbij iets uit een mengsel of verbinding wordt verkregen door chemische, fysische of mechanische middelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

extração

o processo de obtenção de algo a partir de uma mistura ou composto por meios químicos, físicos ou mecânicos

🇷🇺Russian

добыча

процесс получения чего-либо из смеси или соединения химическими, физическими или механическими средствами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निष्कर्षण

किसी मिश्रण या यौगिक से रासायनिक या भौतिक या यांत्रिक तरीकों से कुछ प्राप्त करने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্কাশন

রাসায়নিক বা শারীরিক বা যান্ত্রিক উপায়ে মিশ্রণ বা যৌগ থেকে কিছু পাওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரித்தெடுத்தல்

வேதியியல் அல்லது உடல் அல்லது இயந்திர வழிமுறைகளால் ஒரு கலவை அல்லது கலவையிலிருந்து எதையாவது பெறும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

వెలికితీత

రసాయన లేదా భౌతిక లేదా యాంత్రిక మార్గాల ద్వారా మిశ్రమం లేదా సమ్మేళనం నుండి ఏదైనా పొందే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

काढणे

रासायनिक किंवा भौतिक किंवा यांत्रिक मार्गांनी मिश्रण किंवा कंपाऊंडमधून काहीतरी मिळविण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્કર્ષણ

રાસાયણિક અથવા ભૌતિક અથવા યાંત્રિક માધ્યમ દ્વારા મિશ્રણ અથવા સંયોજનમાંથી કંઈક મેળવવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯುವಿಕೆ

ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಭೌತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಧಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಮಿಶ್ರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತದಿಂದ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪಡೆಯುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർതിരിച്ചെടുക്കൽ

രാസ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭൗതിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മെക്കാനിക്കൽ മാർഗങ്ങളിലൂടെ ഒരു മിശ്രിതത്തിൽ നിന്നോ സംയുക്തത്തിൽ നിന്നോ എന്തെങ്കിലും നേടുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਢਣਾ

ਰਸਾਇਣਕ ਜਾਂ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਮਕੈਨੀਕਲ ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਤੋਂ ਕੁਝ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

نکالنا

کیمیائی یا جسمانی یا مکینیکل ذرائع سے مرکب یا مرکب سے کچھ حاصل کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

萃取

通过化学、物理或机械手段从混合物或化合物中获取某种东西的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

抽出

化学的、物理的、機械的手段によって混合物または化合物から何かを得るプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

추출

화학적, 물리적, 기계적 수단을 통해 혼합물이나 화합물로부터 무언가를 얻는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khai thác

quá trình thu được thứ gì đó từ hỗn hợp hoặc hợp chất bằng phương tiện hóa học hoặc vật lý hoặc cơ học

🇹🇭Thai

การสกัด

กระบวนการได้รับบางสิ่งบางอย่างจากส่วนผสมหรือสารประกอบโดยวิธีทางเคมี กายภาพ หรือทางกล

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekstraksi

proses memperoleh sesuatu dari campuran atau senyawa dengan cara kimia atau fisik atau mekanis

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkuha

ang proseso ng pagkuha ng isang bagay mula sa isang halo o tambalan sa pamamagitan ng kemikal o pisikal o mekanikal na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

perahan

proses mendapatkan sesuatu daripada campuran atau sebatian dengan cara kimia atau fizikal atau mekanikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اِستِخلاص

عملية الحصول على شيء ما من مخلوط أو مركب بوسائل كيميائية أو فيزيائية أو ميكانيكية

🇮🇷Persian

استخراج

فرآیند به دست آوردن چیزی از مخلوط یا ترکیب با وسایل شیمیایی یا فیزیکی یا مکانیکی

🇹🇷Turkish

ekstraksiyon

bir karışımdan veya bileşikten kimyasal veya fiziksel veya mekanik yollarla bir şey elde etme işlemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹצָאָה

תהליך השגת משהו מתערובת או תרכובת באמצעים כימיים או פיזיים או מכניים

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The primary meaning of 'extraction' is 'the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means'.

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Using 'extraction' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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