underextraction

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noun

Less than the normal or optimum amount of extraction

Opposite
overextraction
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Meanings

noununderextraction (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLess than the normal or optimum amount of extraction

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overextraction

Origin

From under- + extraction.

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APA

underextraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underextraction

MLA

“underextraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underextraction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underextraction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underextraction.

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