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extractant

extractant noun: a liquid used to extract a substance from another material.

Noun

extractant (plural extractants)

  1. A liquid used to extract a substance from another material.

Forms of extractant

pluralextractants

Origin of extractant

From extract + -ant.

Questions about extractant

What does extractant mean?
Extractant means a liquid used to extract a substance from another material.
What part of speech is extractant?
Extractant is a noun.
What is the plural of extractant?
The plural of extractant is extractants.

Words near extractant in the dictionary

  1. extract the Michael
  2. extract the urine
  3. extractabilities
  4. extractability
  5. extractable
  6. extractant
  7. extractants
  8. extracted
  9. extracted the urine
  10. extractest
  11. extracteth

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