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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Anything extracted; an extract. Extractives, of which the most constant are urea, kreatin, and grape sugar. H. N. Martin.

2. A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts. [Obs.]

3. 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.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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.

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