extractable

English

Etymology

From extract +‎ -able.

Adjective

extractable (comparative more extractable, superlative most extractable)

  1. Capable of being extracted.
    • 1975 March 23, Jane Brody, “Clue to Cancer Found in Breast Fluid”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Thus far, Dr. Petrakis said, he had found that in women with […] extractable breast fluid, the amount of lipid peroxides in the fluid was on the average seven times higher in Caucasian women than in women of Chinese de[s]cent. In addition, women with cystic breast disease, who face a higher than usual risk of breast cancer, appear to have more peroxides in their breast fluid than women with normal breasts.

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Spanish

Adjective

extractable m or f (masculine and feminine plural extractables)

  1. extractable
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