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extractive

1. ex.trac.tive \ik-'strak-tiv\ aj 1a: of, relating to, or involving 
   extraction {~ processes}  1b: tending toward or resulting in withdrawal of 
   natural resources by extr action with no provision for replenishment {~ 
   agriculture} 2: capable of being extracted 
2. extractive n : something extracted or extractable : EXTRACT