Dictionary.com

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.

QUIZZES

CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?

American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!
Question 1 of 10
A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?
Often it means something is impossible.
It’s another way to agree with someone.
It serves as an apology.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of extractive

First recorded in 1590–1600; extract + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM extractive

non·ex·trac·tive, adjective

Words nearby extractive

extracting forceps, extraction, extraction coefficient, extraction ratio, extractions, extractive, extractive metallurgy, extractor, extractor fan, extracurricular, extracystic
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for extractive

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.