EXTRICATION

unsnarling, untangling, disentanglement, extrication

(noun) the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

extrication (countable and uncountable, plural extrications)

The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.

(public safety, emergency medicine) Rescue of a trapped person in vehicle or machinery

The act of sending out or evolving.

Anagrams

• antixerotic

Source: Wiktionary


Ex`tri*ca"tion, n.

1. The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.

2. The act of sending out or evolving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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