browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
extractive |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extractive \Ex*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. extractif.] 1. Capable of being extracted. ``Thirty grains of extractive matter.'' --Kirwan. 2. Tending or serving to extract or draw out Certain branches of industry are conveniently designated extractive: e.g., agriculture, pastoral and mining pursuits, cutting of lumber, etc --Cairnes. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extractive \Ex*tract"ive\, n. 1. Anything extracted; an extract. Extractives, of which the most constant are urea, kreatin, and grape sugar. --H. N. Martin. 2. (Chem.) a A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts. [Obs.] b 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.
This work is licensed under a
