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extractive definition

ex·trac·tive (ek strak′tiv, ik-)

adjective

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

Etymology: ME extractif < ML extractivus

noun

  1. an extractive substance
  2. an extract

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