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EXTRACTABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does extractable mean?
• EXTRACTABLE (adjective)
The adjective EXTRACTABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being extracted
Familiarity information: EXTRACTABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being extracted
Synonyms:
extractable; extractible
Similar:
removable (capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed)
Context examples
A measurement of the extractable nuclear antigen antibody in a biological specimen.
(Extractable Nuclear Antigen Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The determination of the amount of extractable nuclear antigen antibody present in a sample.
(Extractable Nuclear Antigen Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
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