adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving the removal or drawing out of something from a source or substance
Usage: often used in technical, industrial, or scientific contexts
Examples
- The company operates extractively, removing natural resources from the land.
- Oil is obtained extractively from deep underground deposits.
- The mining operation functions extractively, pulling minerals from the earth.
- Water is used extractively in the manufacturing process to separate components.
- The pharmaceutical industry works extractively to isolate active compounds from plant material.