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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.

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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.

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extractive

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