Synonyms: extraction
Definition: the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
Usage: the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction
Similar words: remotion, removal
Definition: the act of removing
Usage: he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy
Synonyms: extraction, origin, descent
Definition: properties attributable to your ancestry
Usage: he comes from good origins
Similar words: filiation, lineage, derivation, ancestry
Definition: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Synonyms: extraction
Definition: the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
Similar words: natural action, natural process, action, activity
Definition: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Usage: the action of natural forces; volcanic activity