1. Substances that can be extracted or removed from a material, such as wood, plant tissue, or ore, especially through chemical or physical processes.
Usage: Usually used in plural form; Common in chemistry, forestry, and materials science
2. In nutrition and food science, the soluble or removable components of food or feed, such as sugars, proteins, and minerals.
Usage: Technical term used in animal nutrition and feed analysis

Examples

• The wood extractives give the timber its distinctive color and aroma.
• Researchers analyzed the extractives in the plant leaves to identify active compounds.
• The feed analysis measured crude protein, fiber, and nitrogen-free extractives.
• Tannins are among the most important extractives found in oak wood.
• Chemical extractives from tree bark have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.