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unextracted

unextracted

7.0
Remain in the ground instead of being taken out
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪkˈstræktɪd/
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  • Some valuable resources remain unextracted due to the high cost of mining.

Examples

  • Large amounts of oil are left unextracted beneath the ocean floor.

  • The report showed that several chemicals were still unextracted from the soil samples.

  • The sample remained unextracted after the experiment.

  • All the unextracted materials will be analyzed later.

  • Some valuable resources remain unextracted due to the high cost of mining.

  • The report showed that several chemicals were still unextracted from the soil samples.

  • Large amounts of oil are left unextracted beneath the ocean floor.

Synonyms

unexpelled
vsunextracted
1 8.4

Left inside a container, body, or machine and not released

refers to things not taken out from a place or substance

Antonyms

removed
5.3

Far away in time, space, or relation from something

How Extracted

removed
5.3
unextracted
7.0

Surface Forms

unextracted positive

Morphology

unextracted = extracted (transparent) = un + ex + tract + ed

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'extracted' to mean 'not extracted'.

Etymology

Unextracted comes from the parts un- ('not') and extract ('to pull out'), the same root as tractor. So when oil, minerals, or chemicals are unextracted, they have not been 'pulled out' from the ground or material.