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The action of extracting something, especially using effort or force
“The report cites three untested but widely held assumptions about the extraction of plants from forests by local populations.”
The obtain through the use of coercion or force
“If the Vanguard locates any suspects in this most horrific plot, we are willing to assist them, if they wish, in the extraction of information from the suspects' minds.”
An act or instance of extracting a mineral, compound or material
“High temperatures are used during the extraction of cooking oils.”
The ethnic origin of someone's family
“If the name of Luini's master, Borgognone, is no proof of northern extraction, a northern temper is nevertheless a marked element of his genius.”
Economic sector concerned with extraction of raw materials
A type, kind, class or stock, especially of animals or plants within a species
The act of removing or cutting something out
A concentrated form or essence of something
The production of something by pressing it out
An act of moving back or withdrawing
A system of ordering society based on perceived social or economic status
The process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine
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