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