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extraction
'extraction' - used as a 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
3. the act of pulling out (as a tooth)
the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction
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