extract
verb (used with object)
to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force.
extractable
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a word derived from
extract.
Example Sentences
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“The big question for me is how to teach students to govern their own attention, judgment and thought in a society that increasingly treats them as extractable resources,” Senk said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
For turnout gear produced between 2013 and 2020, the outer shell typically contained higher extractable levels of brominated flame retardants than the moisture barrier or inner lining.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
Sampling by Northern Ireland Water found that Moy Park had breached legal limits relating to a number of potential pollutants, including ammonia and hexane extractable materials including oils, fats and grease.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024
While they might be chock full of extractable ice, it might be necessary to protect these features for the science they are likely to offer.
From Scientific American ● May 23, 2023
All is and always was true; but all the truth was not equally extractable at all times.
From Creation and Its Records by Baden Henry Baden-Powell
