Ex-trāct'ive1, a.
a. [Fr. extractif, Sp. extractivo, It. estrattivo.]
- Capable of being extracted.
- Tending or serving to extract or draw out.
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Extractive
Ex-trā'et'īve2, n.
n. 1. Extract. Parr. 2. (Med.) A peculiar immediate principle admitted to exist in extracts.
Bitter extractive is the immediate principle of bitter vegetables. Douglass.