extractive

(ek straktiv, ik-)

adjective

  1. extracting or having to do with extraction
  2. capable of being extracted
  3. having the nature of an extract

Origin: ME extractif < ML extractivus

noun

  1. an extractive substance
  2. an extract

See extractive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Used in or obtained by extraction.
  2. Possible to extract.
noun
  1. Something that may be extracted.
  2. The insoluble portion of an extract.

Related Forms:

  • ex·tracˈtive·ly adverb

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