Dictionary

extractable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English extract Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English extractable From extract + -able.

Meanings

1. Capable of being extracted.
   • 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. 1975 March 23, Jane Brody, “Clue to Cancer Found in Breast Fluid”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

nonextractable · unextractable

Translations (1)

nb utvinnbar (can be extracted)