extract of lead

Impure acetate of lead, obtained by boiling litharge in vinegar. ex-tract-a-ble, ex-tract-1-ble, a. [English extract ; -able .] That may or can be extracted. "No more money was extractible from his pocket." Dickens: Uncommercial Traveler, ch. xxviii. IMG:content-1307.png:[blocks in formation] ive, and Eng. form.] Chem.: Having the form or appearance of an extract. ěx-trăct-Ing, pr. par., a. & s. [EXTRACT, v.] A. As pr. par.: (See the verb.) B. As adjective : 1. Drawing or pulling out; withdrawing. *2. Distracting, absorbing. "A most extracting frenzy of mine own From my remembrance clearly banished his." Shakesp.: Twelfth Night , v. 1. C. As subst.: The act or proce of drawing out; extraction.