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Extractive   Listen
adjective
Extractive  adj.  
1.
Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive matter."
2.
Tending or serving to extract or draw out. "Certain branches of industry are conveniently designated extractive: e.g., agriculture, pastoral and mining pursuits, cutting of lumber, etc."





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... range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries including radar, missile production, and advanced electronic components, shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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