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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
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