verb
Meaning 1
To process again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reprocess
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpɹəʊsɛs/
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General-American, dialectal: /ɹiˈpɹɑsɛs/ of Canada
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General-American, dialectal: /-əs/ of Canada
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CMU ARPABET: R IY0 P R AO1 S EH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To process again.
To extract the fissile material (mainly uranium and plutonium) remaining in spent nuclear reactor fuel, allowing it to be recycled into fresh nuclear fuel or (for plutonium and/or uranium-233 from some specialized breeder reactors) used to build nuclear weapons; may also extend to recovering nonfissile but fertile elements remaining in spent reactor fuel (such as thorium), or precious metals produced as fission products.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- In order to greatly reduce the plant's output of high-level radioactive waste that has to be disposed of somehow, an onsite facility reprocesses the spent fuel rods using the PUREX process, separating out the unburnt uranium and plutonium from the troublesome fission products.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
use again after processing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recycle, reuse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Narrower terms: rehash, reclaim, recover
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English process English reprocess From re- + process.