English Explanatory Dictionary

extractive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That serves to extract something
  2. That withdraws natural resources by extraction
  3. Able to be extracted
noun
  1. Something that may be extracted
  2. The substance left behind after something has been extracted

Pronunciation

/ɪksˈtɹæktɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-extractive.wav

Word forms

extractive more extractive most extractive extractives

Etymology

From extract + -ive.

Derived words

agroextractive extractive distillation extractively extractiveness extractive principle extractivism extractivist nonextractive
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