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

When Anna Estcourt was twenty-five, and had begun to wonder whether the pleasure extractable from life at all counterbalanced the bother of it, a wonderful thing happened.

From The Benefactress by Elizabeth