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Removal vs Extraction - What's the difference?

removal | extraction |

As nouns the difference between removal and extraction

is that removal is the process of moving, or the fact of being removed while extraction is an act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

removal

English

Noun

(wikipedia removal) (en noun)
  • The process of moving, or the fact of being removed.
  • The relocation of a business etc.
  • The dismissal of someone from office.
  • (Ireland) A funeral ceremony involving prayers and meeting of the family, usually at the home of the deceased, and normally held on the evening prior to burial.

    • Synonyms

    * (moving to another place) move, relocation

    extraction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
  • A person's origin or ancestry.
  • Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
  • * Milton
    • They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
  • (military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
  • (dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.

    • Synonyms

    * descent, lineage