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What's The Definition Of Extractive?Synonyms | Synonyms for Extractive: Related Terms | Find terms related to Extractive: See Also | Extractive In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. extractif.]
1. Capable of being extracted. ``Thirty grains of extractive
matter.'' --Kirwan.
2. Tending or serving to extract or draw out.
Certain branches of industry are conveniently
designated extractive: e.g., agriculture, pastoral
and mining pursuits, cutting of lumber, etc.
--Cairnes.
\Ex*tract"ive\, n. 1. Anything extracted; an extract. Extractives, of which the most constant are urea, kreatin, and grape sugar. --H. N. Martin. 2. (Chem.) (a) A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts. [Obs.] (b) Any one of a large class of substances obtained by extraction, and consisting largely of nitrogenous hydrocarbons, such as xanthin, hypoxanthin, and creatin extractives from muscle tissue. |
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