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Learn to pronounce ex·trac·tive

/ikˈstraktiv,ekˈstraktiv/
adjective
of or involving extraction, especially the extensive extraction of natural resources without provision for their renewal.
"extractive industry"

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5 days ago · 1. a : of, relating to, or involving extraction b : tending toward or resulting in withdrawal of natural resources by extraction with no provision for ...
EXTRACTIVE meaning: 1. involving removing oil, metals, coal, stone, etc. from the ground: 2. involving taking a…. Learn more.
adjective · tending or serving to extract, or based upon extraction: coal, oil, copper, and other extractive industries. · capable of being extracted, as from ...
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word extractive, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...
1. tending or serving to extract, or based upon extraction; coal, oil, copper, and other extractive industries. 2. capable of being extracted.
(technology) relating to the process of removing or obtaining something, especially minerals extractive industries
Meaning of extractive industry in English ... the people, companies, and activities involved in removing oil, metals, coal, stone, etc. from the ground: Like the ...
extractive adjective /ɪkˈstræktɪv/ /ɪkˈstræktɪv/ (specialist) relating to the process of removing or obtaining something, especially minerals.
Noun · Something that may be extracted · The substance left behind after something has been extracted. French. edit ...
The meaning of EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION is a combined continuous fractional distillation and extraction in which a relatively high-boiling solvent (such as ...