Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extractable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tractable
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being extracted.

Example Sentences

"Thus far, Dr. Petrakis said, he had found that in women with […] extractable breast fluid, the amount of lipid peroxides in the fluid was on the average seven times higher in Caucasian women than in women of Chinese de[s]cent. In addition, women with cystic breast disease, who face a higher than usual risk of breast cancer, appear to have more peroxides in their breast fluid than women with normal breasts."

Etymology

Etymology tree English extract Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English extractable From extract + -able.

Inflected Forms

more extractable (comparative) most extractable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonextractable unextractable

Synonyms

extractible

Questions

What does extractable mean?: Capable of being extracted.
Where does extractable come from?: Etymology tree English extract Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English extractable From extract + -able.

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