#extraction.natural_process the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
supertype: natural_process__naturalproces__natural_action__naturalaction__action__activity a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
subtype: drying_up__dehydration__desiccation the process of extracting moisture (as by heat)
subtype: inspissation the process of thickening by dehydration
subtype: elution the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions
subtype: mineral_processing__mineralprocessing__mineral_dressing__mineraldressing__ore_processing__oreprocessing__ore_dressing__oredressing__beneficiation crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
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