extraction

noun

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

   noun.process

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. properties attributable to your ancestry

   noun.attribute

   Synonyms descent origin

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

   noun.act

   Examples

   The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the <i>extraction</i> of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.

   noun

   Source: webster1913