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regenerator

[ ri-jen-uh-rey-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that regenerates.
  2. (in a regenerative furnace) a chamber filled with checkerwork that is repeatedly heated by exhaust gases in order to heat air that is passed through it.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of regenerator1

First recorded in 1730–40; regenerate + -or 2
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Example Sentences

There are vertebrate regenerators, but they’re more limited.

A group of tubelike sea squirts called ascidians might be considered the most complex of whole-body regenerators.

The tailor-made gown was not looked upon as a regenerator of æsthetic standards, but it has proved that.

I hadn't pinned my faith on a primary law; I think it was government ownership that I regarded as the great regenerator.

Within a minute the CO2 content in the closed cylinder went up and an air regenerator at the bottom hummed into life.

These constitute a regenerator of heat, and also prevent a communication of flame from the cylinder to the receptacle.

They will find that it is indeed that which it professes itself to be—a Gastronomic Regenerator.

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