extractive

[ ik-strak-tiv ]
/ ɪkˈstræk tɪv /

adjective

tending or serving to extract, or based upon extraction: coal, oil, copper, and other extractive industries.
capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
of, relating to, or involving extraction: extractive surgery.
of or of the nature of an extract.

noun

something extracted.

Origin of extractive

First recorded in 1590–1600; extract + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM extractive

non·ex·trac·tive, adjective

Words nearby extractive

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British Dictionary definitions for extractive

extractive
/ (ɪkˈstræktɪv) /

adjective

tending or serving to extract
of, involving, or capable of extraction

noun

something extracted or capable of being extracted
the part of an extract that is insoluble

Medical definitions for extractive

extractive
[ ĭk-străk′tĭv ]

adj.

Used in or obtained by extraction.
Possible to extract.

n.

Something that may be extracted.
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.