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EXTRACTABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does extractable mean? 

EXTRACTABLE (adjective)
  The adjective EXTRACTABLE has 1 sense:

1. capable of being extractedplay

  Familiarity information: EXTRACTABLE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXTRACTABLE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being extracted

Synonyms:

extractable; extractible

Similar:

removable (capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed)


 Context examples 


A measurement of the extractable nuclear antigen antibody in a biological specimen.

(Extractable Nuclear Antigen Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of extractable nuclear antigen antibody present in a sample.

(Extractable Nuclear Antigen Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)



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