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EXTRACTIBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does extractible mean?
• EXTRACTIBLE (adjective)
The adjective EXTRACTIBLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being extracted
Familiarity information: EXTRACTIBLE 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)
Derivation:
extract (extract by the process of distillation)
extract (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense)
extract (obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action)
extract (separate (a metal) from an ore)
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