extraction /ɪkˈstɹækʃən/ noun6 •The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. •The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location. •The removal of a tooth from its socket. •A person's origin or ancestry. •Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. — 1644 •The extraction yield of a brewed coffee. formsextractions