EXTRACTIVE

extractive. Extractive, a. that may be extracted

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Ex‐tract″ive (?), a. [[Cf. F. extractif.]] 1. 1. Capable of being extracted. “Thirty grains of extractive matter.” Kirwan.
2. 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.