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What is the noun for extractivism?

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extract

Something that is extracted or drawn out.
A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue;
Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
(obsolete) A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts.
Ancestry; descent.
A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
Synonyms:

excerpt, passage, citation, quotation, abstract, clipping, cutting, analects, snippet, fragment, piece, fraction, part, section, clip, quote, line, selection, verse, paragraph, portion, bit, stanza, reading, sentence, phrase, article, scene, cite, episode, snatch, segment, text, chapter, canto, reference, saying, scrap, smattering, clause, column, feature, sequence, sound bite, lesson, allusion, mention, paraphrase, gobbet, vignette … more

Examples:

“Here is a short extract from one of the letters I received from Dan today.”

“Among the medicines for sale was an extract of lavender that was prescribed for flatulence.”

extractor

Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.

A machine for clearing combs of honey.
A device for rendering wax.

(chemistry) An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
A centrifugal drying machine.
(in a gun) A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
(graph theory) A particular kind of bipartite graph.
A function which, being applied to output from a weakly random entropy source, together with a short, uniformly random seed, generates a highly random output that appears independent from the source and uniformly distributed.
Synonyms:

air conditioner, AC, dehumidifier, ventilator, air cooler, air exchanger, staple remover, staple lifter, staple puller, staple decleater, centrifuge, filter, separator, sieve, strainer … more

Examples:

“Included in the sale are an integrated oven, four-ring gas hob, extractor fan, freezer and washer-dryer.”

“It only works if you're already infected with an extractor that reads the code out of the images.”

“There is a built-in stainless steel oven, gas hob and extractor fan as well as an integrated dishwasher and washer-dryer.”

extraction

An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
A person's origin or ancestry.
Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
(military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
(dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.
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Examples:

“The report cites three untested but widely held assumptions about the extraction of plants from forests by local populations.”

“If the Vanguard locates any suspects in this most horrific plot, we are willing to assist them, if they wish, in the extraction of information from the suspects' minds.”

“High temperatures are used during the extraction of cooking oils.”

extractability

(uncountable) The condition of being extractable.
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something may be extracted using a particular solvent.
Examples:

“The extractability of beef, pork, and chicken muscle with post-mortem aging was studied.”

“The degree of extractability, as it were, depends on the type of data extracted.”

“In general, increasing the drying temperature led to an increase in the extractability of Cr and Cu for all three extraction methods.”

extractant

A liquid used to extract a substance from another material
Examples:

“The extractant, which is determining the capacity of the resin, has to have a high selectivity and needs to be chemically and physically stable.”

“The extractant is adsorbed on the surface of an inert support and corresponds to the organic, stationary phase.”

“Extraction of valeric acid was significantly enhanced by the presence of a carboxylic acid in the toluene extractant, or the aqueous feed, or both.”

extractivism

extractivist practices in the management of natural resources

extractors

plural of extractor
(automotive) A set of pipes fitted to the exhaust ports of an automotive engine, designed to increase its power output (essentially by altering gas pressures to get more fuel through it).
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Examples:

“You will find some delightful half moon cabins with smoke extractors in place over the fire pit which are very useful when it rains.”

“The ejector is a fixed mechanical type unlike the small, spring-loaded extractors of other design.”

“The shock to the motor was so big that it snapped the oil pump off the block and sprayed hot oil over the extractors.”

extractabilities

plural of extractability

extractants

plural of extractant

extractions

plural of extraction
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Examples:

“Within the next 10-15 years mineral extractions, agriculture as we know it and associated business support services will be almost irrelevant.”

“Maps obtained in these studies are based on the third and the fourth extractions.”

“They helped dentists with extractions and performed health screenings and physical examinations with a nurse practitioner and pediatrician.”

extracts

plural of extract
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