extractive
extractive
Definition
ex·trac·tive (ek strak′tiv, ik-)
adjective
- extracting or having to do with extraction
- capable of being extracted
- having the nature of an extract
Etymology: ME extractif < ML extractivus
noun
- an extractive substance
- an extract
extractive
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- soluble: Secondly to develop a polymer that can be used to produce a primer that will prevent discoloration due to water soluble wood extractives.
Modifies a noun
- summarization: Exploring the style-technique interaction in extractive summarization of broadcast news.
- industry: What would your life be like without the extractive industry?
- reserve: The INESC is an NGO which helped set up extractive reserves in the Brazilian Amazon.
- technique: Are extractive text summarisation techniques portable to broadcast news?
- sector: Top ^ Specific research projects I have pursued these interests through a series of research projects focussed on the extractive sector.
- activity: No-Take Zones are areas where fishing and other extractive activities are prohibited.
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