extractive principle

noun

a peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts

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Meanings

noun
  1. a peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts

Synonyms & antonyms

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extract
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APA

extractive principle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extractive%20principle

MLA

“extractive principle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extractive%20principle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extractive principle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extractive%20principle.

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