reprocess
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reprocess — re‧pro‧cess [riːˈprəʊses ǁ ˈprɑː ] verb [transitive] to treat a waste substance so that it is safe or can be used again: • The plant has all the facilities necessary to reprocess nuclear fuel. reprocessing noun [uncountable] : • a nuclear fuel… … Financial and business terms
reprocess — 1939, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + PROCESS (Cf. process) (v.). Related: Reprocessed; reprocessing … Etymology dictionary
reprocess — [rē prä′ses] vt. 1. to process again so as to reuse 2. to reclaim plutonium, uranium, etc. from (the spent fuel rods of a nuclear reactor) for reuse … English World dictionary
reprocess — UK [ˌriːˈprəʊses] / US [ˌrɪˈprɑˌses] verb [transitive] Word forms reprocess : present tense I/you/we/they reprocess he/she/it reprocesses present participle reprocessing past tense reprocessed past participle reprocessed to process a waste… … English dictionary
reprocess — verb Reprocess is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fuel, ↑plutonium … Collocations dictionary
reprocess — /ˈriproʊsɛs/ (say reeprohses) verb (t) to subject to a process again or to a new process: to reprocess nuclear waste …
reprocess — transitive verb Date: 1921 to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse; especially to extract uranium and plutonium from (the spent fuel rods of a nuclear reactor) for use again as fuel … New Collegiate Dictionary
reprocess — v.t. * * * … Universalium
reprocess — re|pro|cess [ri:ˈprəuses US ˈpra: ] v [T] to treat a waste substance so that it can be used again … Dictionary of contemporary English
reprocess — re|pro|cess [ ,ri pra,ses ] verb transitive to process a waste substance so that it can be used again … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
