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extractible

extractible

6.1
Something you can remove from a material, often using chemicals or heat
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈstræktəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : extraíble
  • The chemicals in the soil are easily extractible with the right solvents.

Examples

  • The report showed which trace metals were extractible from the mineral samples.

  • The extractible parts of the machine can be replaced easily.

  • Oil is extractible from seeds using industrial methods.

  • The chemical is extractible from the solution.

  • Oil is extractible from seeds using industrial methods.

  • The chemicals in the soil are easily extractible with the right solvents.

  • The chemical is extractible from the solution.

Synonyms

removable
vsextractible
20 3.3

Something you can take off or move to another place

focuses on being taken out specifically by physical or chemical extraction
obtainable
vsextractible
6 3.7

Possible to get or buy

refers to being removed or obtained by a physical or chemical process
extractable
vsextractible
1 5.5

Something you can take out of another thing, like oil from rock

is the alternative spelling for the same extraction ability

How Removable

detachable
9 3.5
removable
20 3.3
extractible
  • Specialized
6.1
fixed
1.0
embedded
4.4
permanent
650 3.2

Surface Forms

extractible positive
extractibler comparative
extractiblest superlative

Morphology

extractible = extract (transparent) = ex + tract + ible

This is a standard adjective meaning 'able to be extracted' formed directly from the verb 'extract'.

Etymology

Extractible comes from the parts ex- 'out' and tract 'pull', the same root you see in tractor. So extractible means something that can be 'pulled out' or removed from a material.