a solvent used in the extraction of a substance from a liquid
extractant in American English
(ikˈstræktənt)
noun
Chemistry
a liquid used to remove a solute from a solution
Word origin
[extract + -ant]-ant is a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from verbs, occurring originally in Frenchand Latin loanwords (pleasant; constant; servant) and productive in English on this model; -ant has the general sense “characterized by or serving in the capacity of” that namedby the stem (ascendant; pretendant), esp. in the formation of nouns denoting human agents in legal actions or otherformal procedures (tenant; defendant; applicant; contestant). In technical and commercial coinages, -ant is a suffix of nouns denoting impersonal physical agents (propellant; lubricant; deodorant). In general, -ant can be added only to bases of Latin origin, with a very few exceptions, as coolant
Examples of 'extractant' in a sentence
extractant
The chloroform extract was evaporated in order to remove the extractant.
S. V. Kovalev 2013, 'Chemical research of lipophilic fractions of sickle alfalfa herbs', Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnalhttp://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/13652/11904. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
When determining the optimum extraction conditions 70% ethyl alcohol was used as the extractant.
Ol'ga Vladimirovna Sermukhamedova, Evgeniy Vladimirovich Gladukh, Zuriyadda BektemirovnaSakipova, Liliya Nikolaevna Ibragimova, Gayni Baygazykyzy Tleshova, Zhanna NurgabylovnaMaulen, Arzgul' Sonvarovna Nasyr 2017, 'EVALUATION OF CRITERIA FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF THE EXTRACTION PROCESS OF ROOT AND RHIZOMESOF TURKESTAN VALERIAN', V Mire Naučnyh Otkrytijhttp://journal-s.org/index.php/vmno/article/view/9968. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The correlation was significant, indicating the extractant efficiency in all studied cases.
Adriana Marlene Moreno Pires, Maria Emília Mattiazzo, Ronaldo Severiano Berton 2004, 'Ácidos orgânicos como extratores de metais pesados fitodisponíveis em solos tratadoscom lodo de esgoto Organic acids as extractors of phytoavailable heavy metals in soilstreated with sewage sludge', Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2004000700008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results showed that chitosan was the optimal extractant compared with the other two extractants.
Ronge Xing, Song Liu, Huahua Yu, Xiaolin Chen, Yukun Qin, Kecheng Li, Pengcheng Li 2013, 'Extraction and Separation of Fucoidan from Laminaria japonica with Chitosan as Extractant',BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/193689. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Extractant and residue were evaluated as feed additive.
Tuti Haryati, Supriyati 2011, 'The effect of of oligosaccharides from sweet potato on layers performance', Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veterinerhttp://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/jitv/article/view/613/622. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the same was not observed for the organic acid extractant.
Maria Ligia de Souza Silva, Camila de Carvalho Braga Levy, Godofredo Cesar Vitti 2012, 'Availability of heavy metals in contaminated soil evidenced by chemical extractants',Revista Cereshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-737X2012000300017&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The effect of the type of diluent, extractant and chloride concentration, contact time and reextraction were studied.
Wejman-Gibas Katarzyna, Pilsniak-Rabiega Magdalena 2016, 'Studies of extractive removal of silver(I) from chloride solutions', E3S Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160801016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The extractant loading capacity in the microcapsules was also analyzed by solvent extraction using hexane as solvent.
V. Archana, K.M. Meera S. Begum, N. Anantharaman 2016, 'Studies on removal of phenol using ionic liquid immobilized polymeric micro-capsules',Arabian Journal of Chemistryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535213000865. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)