extractive

extractive definition - medical

ex·trac·tive (ĭk-străkˈtĭv)

adjective
  1. Used in or obtained by extraction.
  2. Possible to extract.
noun
  1. Something that may be extracted.
  2. A substance present in tissue that can be separated by successive treatment with solvents and recovered by evaporation of the solution; the insoluble portion of an extract.

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