extractable

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“The big question for me is how to teach students to govern their own attention, judgment and thought in a society that increasingly treats them as extractable resources,” Senk said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

This approach allowed them to measure total chemical content as well as the portion that could transfer during use, referred to as "extractable" levels.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

Sampling by Northern Ireland Water found that Moy Park had breached legal limits relating to a number of potential pollutants, including ammonia and hexane extractable materials including oils, fats and grease.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

While they might be chock full of extractable ice, it might be necessary to protect these features for the science they are likely to offer.

From Scientific American • May 23, 2023

Lichens, whose coloring matter was easily extractable by cold water alone.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.