Definitions for "Extractives"
small amount of substances aditional to the major components of wood which give timbers their own colour and odour. Resin is the best known.
Uuteaineet Extraktionsmedel A large number of different compounds in native wood (1-5 % of the raw material) which are soluble in organic solvents or water, for example aliphatic and alicyclic compounds (terpenes, terpenoids), phenolic compounds (stilbenes, flavonoids) and other diverse compounds (such as quinones etc.)
Compounds deposited in wood during the transition from sapwood to heartwood. Extractives give heartwood it's dark color, and sometimes impart decay and insect resistance.
Volatile and non-volatile components which produce a spice's total flavor.