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extractive /ex·trac·tive/ (-tiv) any substance present in an organized tissue, or in a mixture in a small quantity, and requiring extraction by a special method.
ex·trac·tive (k-strktv)
adj.
1. Used in or obtained by extraction.
2. Possible to extract.
n.
1. Something that may be extracted.
2. A substance present in tissue that can be separated by successive treatment with solvents and recovered by evaporation of the solution; the insoluble portion of an extract.

extractive [ek-strak´tiv]
any substance present in an organized tissue, or in a mixture in a small quantity, and requiring extraction by a special method.

extractive
any substance present in an organized tissue, or in a mixture in a small quantity, and requiring extraction by a special method.


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