Definitions for extractive
ɪkˈstræk tɪvex·trac·tive

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. extractivenoun

   Something that may be extracted

2. extractivenoun

   The substance left behind after something has been extracted

3. extractiveadjective

   That serves to extract something

4. extractiveadjective

   Able to be extracted

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Extractiveadjective

   capable of being extracted

2. Extractiveadjective

   tending or serving to extract or draw out

3. Extractivenoun

   anything extracted; an extract

4. Extractivenoun

   a chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts

5. Extractivenoun

   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

6. Etymology: [Cf. F. extractif.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of extractive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of extractive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of extractive in a Sentence

1. Chris Gilliard:

   That's the trick : to make these things kind of go viral and appealing and fun in ways that occlude the harms of the extractive practices.

2. Alec Baldwin:

   Here I am, staying in a fancy hotel, going out to dinner with my friends, hanging out, and we're doing our best to disseminate some information, but I'm on one end of the spectrum, and this is all new to me, i've done a lot of environmental work back home related to climate change. I've tried to be as big of a rock in (their) shoe as I can to the oil industry and the nuclear industry. I'm heavy-heavy coming down on extractive industries in the United States and abroad. But the plight of indigenous people -- which is why we're here -- I hadn't thought about this until now. I had no idea who Diana Rios was or who her father was -- and the guy was killed by hit men for illegal logging obligations.

3. Ricardo Soares de Oliveira:

   Every major economy in Africa that did well out of the extractive industries over the past decade has failed to industrialize.

4. Natascha Engel:

   Shale gas could still have an exciting future in the UK but for that to be the case, the traffic light system needs to be reviewed quickly or the limits changed to reflect the measurements used in every other extractive industry, in the absence of that, a perfectly viable industry is wasted.

5. Alec Baldwin:

   I've done a lot of environmental work back home related to climate change. I've tried to be as big of a rock in (their) shoe as I can to the oil industry and the nuclear industry. I'm heavy-heavy coming down on extractive industries in the United States and abroad. But the plight of indigenous people -- which is why we're here -- I hadn't thought about this until now. I had no idea who Diana Rios was or who her father was -- and the guy was killed by hit men for illegal logging obligations.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Extractive
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extractive