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• Extractive — Ex*tract ive, a. [Cf. F. extractif.] 1. Capable of being extracted. Thirty grains of extractive matter. Kirwan. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending or serving to extract or draw out. [1913 Webster] Certain branches of industry are conveniently designated… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• extractive — [ek strak′tiv, ikstrak′tiv] adj. [ME extractif < ML extractivus] 1. extracting or having to do with extraction 2. capable of being extracted 3. having the nature of an extract n. 1. an extractive substance 2. an extract …   English World dictionary

• Extractive — Ex*tract ive, n. 1. Anything extracted; an extract. [1913 Webster] Extractives, of which the most constant are urea, kreatin, and grape sugar. H. N. Martin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) (a) A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• extractive — /ik strak tiv/, adj. 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, pertaining to, or involving extraction …   Universalium

• extractive — ● extractif, extractive adjectif (latin extractus, extrait) Qui relève de l extraction ou qui sert à extraire des minerais. ● extractif, extractive (expressions) adjectif (latin extractus, extrait) Industries extractives, ensemble des activités d …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• extractive — ex·trac·tive ik strak tiv, ek . adj of, relating to, or involving extraction <extractive processes> extractive n something extracted or extractable: EXTRACT * * * ex·trac·tive (ek strakґtiv) any substance present in an organized tissue, or… …   Medical dictionary

• extractive — ex•trac•tive [[t]ɪkˈstræk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to extract or based upon extraction: oil and other extractive industries[/ex] 2) capable of being extracted: extractive fuels[/ex] 3) of or of the nature of an extract 4) something extracted or… …   From formal English to slang

• extractive — I. adjective Date: 1599 1. a. of, relating to, or involving extraction b. tending toward or resulting in withdrawal of natural resources by extraction with no provision for replenishment < extractive agriculture > 2. capable of being extracted •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• extractive — ekstraktyvas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiaga, ekstrahavimo metu ištirpstanti ekstrahente. atitikmenys: angl. extractive rus. экстрактив …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• extractive — extract ► VERB 1) remove with care or effort. 2) obtain (money, information, etc.) from someone unwilling to give it. 3) obtain (a substance or resource) from something by a special method. 4) select (a passage from a text, film, or piece of… …   English terms dictionary

• extractive — 1. adjective a) That serves to extract something b) Able to be extracted 2. noun a) Something that may be extracted b) The substance left behind after something has been extracted …   Wiktionary