extracted

Extracted is the past participle of extract and is used as an adjective to describe something that has been removed from a larger source or derived by analysis. It can refer to material obtained by physical removal, such as ore from rock or plant material from which a compound is obtained; or to information that has been drawn out from a source, such as data or text.

The term derives from Latin extrahere, meaning to pull out. In scientific and industrial contexts, extracted materials often undergo processing to purify or concentrate the substance of interest, such as essential oils extracted from plants or active compounds extracted from mixtures. In biology and medicine, DNA or RNA can be extracted from cells or tissues for study. In chemistry and pharmacology, plant extracts are used as raw materials for formulations.

In information technology and data science, extraction refers to retrieving structured information from unstructured sources. Data extraction is a common step in data integration and mining, and text or web extraction involves pulling relevant content from documents, pages, or databases. In mining and geology, ore is physically extracted from the earth as part of resource development.

Overall, extracted conveys the result of a process that removes, derives, or retrieves a portion of something larger, whether a tangible material, a molecular substance, or usable information.