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:

     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.

Derived terms

• nonextractable
• unextractable

Translations

can be extracted

Norwegian: Bokmål: utvinnbar

Spanish

Adjective

extractable m or f (masculine and feminine plural extractables)

1. extractable