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Definition: Extraction |
ExtractionNoun1. The process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means. 2. Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins". 3. The act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "extraction" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Etymology: Extraction \Ex*trac"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression extraction.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | A phenomenon in which the hole concentration is reduced. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | The process of removing forest produce, particularly timber, fuelwood and bamboos, from its place of growth to some permanent or major delivery point, either for further transport or further manufacture, i. e. secondary conversion, or both. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | The process or act of pulling or drawing out. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | The extraction of certain component parts from solid bodies or liquids, by means of solvants(e. g. alcohol). Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | The process of mining and removal of coal or ore from a mine. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A. The process of mining and removal of coal or ore from a mine b. Used in relation to all processes of obtaining metals from ores. Broadly, these processes involve breaking down ore both mechanically (crushing) and chemically (decomposition), and separating the metal from the associated gangue. Extractive metallurgy may be conveniently divided into beneficiation, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and electrometallurgy. c. A designation for that part of the metallic content of the ore obtained by a final metallurgical process, e.g., the extraction was 85%. CF:recovery d. The process of dissolving and separating out specific constituents of a sample by treatment with solvents specific for those constituents. e.g., the extraction was 85%. CF:recovery d. The process of dissolving and separating out specific constituents of a sample by treatment with solvents specific for those constituents. e. In chemical engineering, the operation wherein a liquid or solid mixture is brought into contact with an immiscible or partially miscibleliquid to achieve a redistribution of solute between the phases. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In chemistry, liquid-liquid extraction is a useful method to separate components (compounds) of a mixture. The success of this method depends upon the difference in solubility of a compound in various solvents.Liquid-liquid extraction is based on the transfer of a solute substance from one liquid phase into another liquid phase according to the solubility.Extraction becomes a very useful tool if you choose a suitable extraction solvent. You can use extraction to separate a substance selectively from a mixture, or to remove unwanted impurities from a solution.
In the practical use, usually one phase is a water or water-based (aqueous) solution and the other an organic solvent (i.e. vegoil) which is immiscible with water.
In medicine, extraction is the surgical removal of a tooth from the mouth. Simple extractions may be done by a dentist; more complicated extractions are usually performed by an oral surgeon.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Extraction."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| EXOTIC | English | Extraction of Tritium In Ceramics | N/A |
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Synonyms: ExtractionSynonyms: descent (n), origin (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Commonalty | Plebeian, proletarian; of low parentage, of low origin, of low extraction, of mean parentage, of mean origin, of mean extraction; lowborn, baseborn, earthborn; mushroom, dunghill, risen from the ranks; unknown to fame, obscure,plebeian, proletarian; of low parentage, of low origin, of low extraction, of mean parentage, of mean origin, of mean extraction; lowborn, baseborn, earthborn; mushroom, dunghill, risen from the ranks; unknown to fame, obscure, untitled. |
Destruction | Destroying; Verb: demolition, demolishment; overthrow, subversion, suppression; abolition; (abrogation); biblioclasm; sacrifice; ravage, razzia; inactivation; incendiarism; revolution; extirpation; (extraction); beginning of the end, commencement de la fin, road to ruin; dilapidation; (deterioration); sabotage. |
Extraction | Noun: extraction; extracting; Verb: removal, elimination, extrication, eradication, evolution. |
Numeration | Notation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, rule of three, practice, equations, extraction of roots, reduction, involution, evolution, estimation, approximation, interpolation, differentiation, integration. |
Paternity | House, stem, trunk, tree, stock, stirps, pedigree, lineage, line, family, tribe, sept, race, clan; genealogy, descent, extraction, birth, ancestry; forefathers, forbears, patriarchs. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Extraction |
| English words defined with "extraction": activating agent, amniocentesis ♦ Birthless ♦ Cerebrin, Cystotomy ♦ decoction ♦ exodontia, exodontics, exodontist, Extractive, Extreat ♦ Hellenist ♦ Irish, Irish people ♦ local anaesthesia, local anesthesia ♦ metallurgical engineer, metallurgist ♦ percolation ♦ quarrying ♦ the Irish. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "extraction": continuous extraction, critical area of extraction ♦ extraction air, extraction drum, extraction well, Extraction, Obstetrical ♦ liquid-liquid extraction ♦ nonautomatic extraction opening, nonautomatic extraction point ♦ percentage extraction ♦ soil vacuum extraction, soil vapor extraction, subcritical area of extraction. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "extraction": Birthless. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Extraction" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (birth, elicitation, extraction, mining). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Driven to Extraction (1963) | |
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 | Purified DNA, fluorescing orange under UV light, is extracted and used for molecular biology studies. The purified DNA, in a cesium chloride gradient, binds to the ethidium bromide dye which absorbs UV light and makes the DNA fluoresce orange. This visualization of a single band of DNA aids in the isolation and extraction of the DNA for future molecular biology studies. Credit: Mike Mitchell (photographer). |  | Crude materials from forest and ocean arrive at the NCI Frederick Cancer Research and Development Facility, where an extraction laboratory prepares samples of the natural substances for chemical analysis. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | C-130 Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System in action. |  | Cornell University graduate student Tara Sirvent prepares dried Hypericum perforatum for extraction and analysis. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Peggy Greb.. |
 | Caption: Edison Botanic Research Apparatus, Extraction Stills; West Orange, NJ; July 13, 1934; {32.100/5} (jpg). |  | [Forceps for the extraction of the stone]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | [Tooth extraction in the market place]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Production. Tin smelting. Tin ore just discharged from the crusher of a Southern smelter is stored in large stockpiles in readiness for further operations in the extraction of pure tin for the countless war needs of the United Nations. The raw ore is ship. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Old couple of Spanish extraction, Concho, Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Joseph P. Tumulty addressing crowd of American citizens of Polish birth or extraction, who called at the White House to present resolutions to President Wilson asking him to continue the present national policy in support of Polish independence. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Health | An alternative to postirradiation extraction is endodontic therapy. (references) | |
The success rate of endoscopic common duct stone extraction approaches 90 to 95 percent in expert hands. (references) | ||
The initiating injury resulting in ORN is frequently the extraction of a tooth from an irradiated mandible. (references) | ||
Business | The non-metallic mineral extraction and rock quarrying sectors also offer good opportunities. (references) | |
Metal extraction and processing require technically sophisticated equipment that is not produced locally. (references) | ||
Best sales prospects for foreign companies lie in metals extraction and treatment equipment and machinery. (references) | ||
Economic History | Australia | Opportunities exist in the extraction of non-metallic minerals. (references) |
Jordan | Mining and mineral extraction are poised for continued expansion. (references) | |
Ukraine | The total number of operational extraction wells exceeds 4,400 units. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Argentina | Nonetheless, some communities were involved in land disputes with provincial governments and private companies, particularly over questions of natural resource extraction and road construction. (references) |
Brazil | However, the report noted many problems faced by the indigenous, including disease and poor health care, loss of native culture, and recurring trespasses and illegal mining and extraction activities on indigenous lands. (references) | |
Minorities | Indonesia | Authorities no longer are required to note a special code on the national identification card for citizens of Chinese extraction. (references) |
Political Economy | BAHRAIN | The only exception would be for companies engaged in petroleum extraction and refining. (references) |
MEXICO | Mexico's constitution and Foreign Investment Law of 1992 reserve oil and gas extraction and electric power transmission for the state. (references) | |
Venezuela | The vast majority of all natural resource extraction and production is done by entities owned and operated wholly or in part by the Government. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Botswana | The industrial or wage economy is small, and unions are concentrated largely in mineral extraction and to a lesser extent in the railway and banking sectors. (references) |
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| "Extraction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.82% of the time. "Extraction" is used about 558 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.82% | 557 | 11,224 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.18% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 558 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "extraction": Cataract Extraction ♦ chip extraction by suction ♦ extraction air ♦ Extraction and Processing Industry ♦ extraction by means of selective solvents ♦ extraction drum ♦ extraction of lindane ♦ extraction of roots ♦ extraction of the outcome data ♦ extraction of the output data ♦ extraction parachute ♦ extraction turbine ♦ extraction well ♦ extraction zone ♦ gravity extraction ♦ NATO Extraction Force ♦ nonautomatic extraction opening ♦ nonautomatic extraction point ♦ of foreign extraction ♦ results extraction ♦ Serial Extraction ♦ Shamanic extraction healing ♦ soil vacuum extraction ♦ soil vapor extraction ♦ steam extraction turbine ♦ The extraction of roots ♦ Tooth Extraction ♦ vacuum extraction. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "extraction": continuous-extraction, gel-extraction, mineral-extraction, nonautomatic-extraction, oil-extraction, over-extraction, re-extraction, salt-extraction, self-extraction, signal-extraction. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "extraction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | ekstraktim, shkulje (exaction, tweak, yank), prejardhje (birth, derivation, descent, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, origination, parentage, pedigree, provenance, provenience, race, strain), origjinë (ancestry, filiation, fountain-head, origin, origins, parentage, pedigree, provenance, provenience, source), nxjerrje (digging, discharge, drawing, eduction, ejection, elicitation, emission, excretion, extrusion, heave, inference, leakage, outage, output, promulgation, recovery, runout, spew, stripping, superannuation), heqje (abolition, clearing, collection, deduction, Defeasance, deletion, deprivation, derogation, dismissal, dismission, disposal, dispossession, ejection, elimination, evacuation, excision, extirpation, jump, omission, out, outage, privation, recall, relegation, removal, rending, resection, reserve, skip, stripping, subtraction, tripping). (various references) | |
Arabic | نسب (ascription, assign, belong, derivation, descent, issue, kin, lineage, parentage, pedigree, propinquity, relation, relationship), نزع (dig up, disarmament, evisceration, plucking out, removal, remove, slough, snap, spring, strip, supplant, take down, take off, tear out), عصارة (juice, squeezer), خلع (depose, deposition, discharge, dislocate, luxate, luxation, put out, slip, slip off, socket, strip, take off, yank), خلاصة (abstract, docket, epitome, essence, extract, gist, outline, pith, precis, quintessence, recap, recapitulation, resume, substance, summary, summation), إقتلاع (displacement, extirpation), إستخلاص, إخراج بالقوة, أصل (ancestry, beginning, birth, derivation, descent, genealogy, genesis, germ, ingrain, origin, parent, parentage, paternity, pedigree, principle, provenance, provenience, race, rise, root, seed, source, stock, strain, taproot). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | вадене, есенция (essence, extract, flavoring, flavouring, juice), екстракция (evulsion), екстракт (decoction, essence, extract, extractive), произход (background, beginning, birth, blood, derivation, descent, filiation, fountain, genesis, line, mint, nativity, origin, origination, origins, parentage, pedigree, provenance, provenience, rise, stock), изваждане (deduction, ejection, evulsion, excerption, subtraction), извличане (deriving, eduction, elicitation, excerption), добиване (assumption, derivation). (various references) | |
Chinese | 抽出. (various references) | |
Czech | vytažení, tìžba (output), pùvod (ancestry, antecedent, derivation, descent, nascency, origin, origination, origins, parent, parentage, provenance, root, source, stock). (various references) | |
Danish | extraktion (digestion, pepsis), extractio, ekstraktion (treating with solvents), udtransport (transport), udtag (breakout, tap, transition, withdrawal), udslæbning (ground yarding, logging, removal, skidding, sledging, sleighing), udbringning (hauling, transport). (various references) | |
Dutch | extractie (abstraction). (various references) | |
Finnish | suku (genus), puutavaran metsäkuljetus (transport), puutavaran ajo (transport), puiden korjuu, puiden ajo. (various references) | |
French | extraction (extract). (various references) | |
German | Extraktion, herausziehen (pull out), Entnahme (withdrawal). (various references) | |
Greek | εξαγωγή (export), καταγωγή (descent, ancestry). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מצוי (available, common, current, draining, exhaustion, frequent, ordinary, regular, squeezing, usual), עסוי (kneading, massage, pressing, rubdown, squeezing), חליצה (pulling off, removal), הפקה (bringing out, elicitation, obtaining, production). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kitépés (extirpation). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pencabutan (deprivation, retraction, revocation), keturunan (generation, herediraryty, offspring). (various references) | |
Italian | estrazione (abstraction, drawing). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 収斂 (astringency, contraction, convergence), 抄出 (taking excerpts), 挿抜 (insertion), 滲出 (effusion, exudation, percolation), 剔出 (excision, removal). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | そうばつ (insertion), しゅうれん (astringency, contraction, convergence, culture, discipline, drill, heavy taxation, practice, training), しょうしゅつ (illegitimate, taking excerpts), しんしゅつ (advance, effusion, exudation, infiltration, percolation, permeation, step forward), てきしゅつ (excision, exposing, picking out, removal, taking out). (various references) | |
Korean | 적출. (various references) | |
Manx | tayrn magh (drag out, draw out, elicit, evoke, extract, pluck out, pull out, rip out, withdrawal), jeh sluight. (various references) | |
Norwegian | utvinning, uttrekking, avstamning. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | extractionay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | extracção de madeiras (swinging), extracção (conveying, draw, draw by lot, drawing, drawing by lot, haulage, load, output, pull, transport, transportation, withdrawal), extracção (removal), extração (abstraction, avulsion, evulsion, winning), essência (gist), transporte (transport, carrying, haulage, transportation), remoção de madeiras, origem (origin, radix, root, source), linhagem (pedigree). (various references) | |
Romanian | extragere (abstraction, draw, drawing, evulsion), extracţie (draw, drawing), origine (ancestry, beginning, birth, blood, cause, commencement, derivation, descent, emanation, etymology, fountain-head, genesis, growth, origin, origination, parent, parentage, provenance, rise, root, root stock, source, spring, strain), neam (ancestry, blood, breed, brood, descent, family, kind, kinsman, line, lineage, name, nation, origin, people, persuasion, race, relation, relative, remove, sort, species, stem, stock, strain, tribe). (various references) | |
Russian | извлечение (elicitation). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vađenje (retrieval), poreklo (ancestry, birth, breeding, derivation, descent, nascency, origin, origins, provenance, provenience, source, stock, vintage), izvlačenje (drawing). (various references) | |
Spanish | extracción (abstraction, evulsion, mining, parentage, pulling out). (various references) | |
Swedish | härkomst (origin), extraktion. (various references) | |
Turkish | soy (ancestor, ancestors, ancestry, birth, breed, cion, family, flesh and blood, genealogy, lineage, noble, offshoot, parentage, pedigree, phylo-, posterity, progeny, race, stirpes, stirps, stock, strain), sızdırma (leaking out, wangle), nesil (birth, breed, descent, flesh and blood, generation, issue, lineage, loins, parentage, posterity, race, stock, strain), karekök alma, köken (authorship, basis, bedrock, beginning, birth, derivation, descent, etymon, genesis, lineage, origin, origination, paternity, pedigree, principle, provenance, radical, root, seeds, spore, spring, wellhead, wellspring, womb), ihraç (export, exportation, issue), asıl (actual, authentic, Cardinal, central, elementary, foundation, fountain-head, gist, groundwork, in chief, intrinsic, main, master, origin, original, origination, pivotal, principal, principally, provenance, real, root stock, true, virtual), alma (acceptance, adoption, buying, excision, grab, receipt, reception, taking), özütünü alma, öz (compact, compendious, content, core, cream, distillate, distillation, elixir, entity, epitome, essence, essential oil, extract, full, genuine, gist, goodness, guts, heartbeat, kernel, marrow, matter, meat, medulla, nucleus, own, pith, pith and marrow, pulp, quick, quiddity, quintessence, self, soul, stuff, substance, substantiality, substratum, sum, whole), çekme (allure, allurement, bearing, draft, draught, draw, drawing, haul, haulage, hitch, hoist, pluck, pull, pull off, pull out, shrinkage, shrinking, soak, throwback, towage, towaway, towing, traction, withdrawal), çıkarma (belch, cancel, cancellation, deduction, dismantlement, ejection, ejectment, elimination, emission, exclusion, expulsion, extrusion, haulage, issuance, issue, omission, rejection, subtraction). (various references) | |
Turkmen | kцwek (cave, removal). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | витягання, видалення (abscission, excision, resection). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự moi sự hút, sự bóp (press). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | exactio, exactione, exactionem. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "extraction": extractions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "extraction": overextraction. (additional references) | |
Words containing "extraction": overextractions. (additional references) | |
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"Extraction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ecxtraction, extration. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "extraction" (pronounced ikstra"kshun) |
| 8 | -s t r a" k sh u n | abstraction, distraction. |
| 7 | -t r a" k sh u n | attraction, contraction, retraction, subtraction, traction. |
| 6 | -r a" k sh u n | diffraction, fraction, infraction. |
| 5 | -a" k sh u n | faction, action, dissatisfaction, exaction, inaction, interaction, liquefaction, reaction, satisfaction, transaction. |
| 4 | -k sh u n | fiction, abduction, addiction, advection, affection, affliction, auction, benediction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, constriction, construction, contradiction, convection, conviction, correction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, defection, depiction, dereliction, destruction, detection, diction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissection, distinction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, eviction, extinction, flexion, friction, function, imperfection, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, prediction, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, restriction, resurrection, sanction, section, seduction, selection, subsection, suction, transection. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-n-o-r-t-t-x" | |
-1 letter: carnotite. | |
-2 letters: anoretic, anorexic, contrite, creation, exaction, excitant, interact, reaction, taconite, toxicant, traction. | |
-3 letters: aconite, carotin, cattier, ceratin, certain, citator, citrate, cittern, cointer, context, cottier, creatin, enactor, erotica, exactor, exciton, excitor, exotica, extinct, extract, inexact, intreat, iterant, nattier, nictate, nitrate, noticer, ricotta, tacrine, taction, tantric, tectrix, tertian, tetanic, tonetic, tritone, xerotic. | |
-4 letters: acetin, action. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-n-o-r-t-t-x" | |
+1 letter: extractions, extrication. | |
+2 letters: exercitation, extrications. | |
+3 letters: exercitations, expectorating, expectoration. | |
+4 letters: expectorations, overextraction. | |
+5 letters: overexpectation, overextractions, oxytetracycline, recontextualize. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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