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extractive

[ ik-strak-tiv ]

adjective

  1. tending or serving to extract, or based upon extraction:

    coal, oil, copper, and other extractive industries.

  2. capable of being extracted, as from the earth:

    extractive fuels.

  3. of, relating to, or involving extraction:

    extractive surgery.

  4. of or of the nature of an extract.

noun

  1. something extracted.

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Other Words From

  • nonex·tractive adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of extractive1

First recorded in 1590–1600; extract + -ive

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