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extractive

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  1. 1. a. Capable of being extracted. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Tending or serving to extract or draw out. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Anything extracted; an extract. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Any one of a large class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/substances">substances obtained by extraction, and consisting largely of nitrogenous hydrocarbons, such as xanthin, hypoxanthin, and creatin extractives from muscle tissue. Source: opted
  6. 6. adj. involving the removal of substances from the ground Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. of a capitalist system that prioritizes short-term profit over long-term sustainability Source: wordnet
  8. 8. j:100 a. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/capable">Capable of being class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/extracted">extracted. a. Tending or serving to extract or draw out. n. Anything extracted; an extract. n. A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts. n. 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. Source: ecdict

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