EXTRACTIVE


Meaning of EXTRACTIVE in English

I. ik-ˈstrak-tiv, ˈek-ˌ 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

• ex·trac·tive·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: 1810

: something extracted or extractable : extract

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.