Extractably

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Characterized by the ability to be removed or drawn out from a source in a methodical manner
2. Pertaining to something that can be gathered or taken away through a specific process or technique
3. Relating to the capacity for obtaining a substance or information by separation from its original context

Etymology: "Extractably" comes from the Latin verb "extrahere," built from "ex-," meaning "out," and "trahere," meaning "to draw" or "pull." The same "trahere" lies behind "traction" and "tractor," so the original picture is literally drawing something out of something else. English built the adverb in layers. "Extract" gave "extractable," meaning capable of being drawn out, and the suffix "-ly" turns that adjective into an adverb describing the manner of an action. The sense in your definition, of something gathered or removed by a particular process, keeps that literal pulling-out idea. It is the language of chemistry and industry, where a substance is drawn from a plant or mixture by a solvent or other technique.

Synonyms: removably, withdrawably, separably

Antonyms: inseparably, permanently, irreversibly