"extractable" meaning in English

See extractable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more extractable [comparative], most extractable [superlative]
Etymology: From extract + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|extract|-able}} extract + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} extractable (comparative more extractable, superlative most extractable)
  1. Capable of being extracted. Derived forms: nonextractable, unextractable Translations (can be extracted): utvinnbar (Norwegian Bokmål)

Alternative forms

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