reprocessed

[ ree-pros-estor, especially British, -proh-sest ]

adjective

1. (of wool) previously spun and woven but not used, as tailors' clippings.

Other Words From

• unre·processed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reprocessed¹

1935–40; re- + processed ( def )

Example Sentences

In the past year, China has stepped up exports to Vietnam and Mexico, where goods can be reprocessed and then shipped on to the United States or Europe with low or no tariffs.

From New York Times

Then, when CO2 is produced as a byproduct of biomanufacturing, it can be recaptured and reprocessed to feed the next generation of microbes.

From Science Daily

“Those student records will eventually need to be reprocessed by the Department and resent to schools, leading to further delays in ... financial aid offers,” an association statement said.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of that waste, he observed, is not reprocessed, and ends up stored on site at nuclear power plants, "because no community wishes to host long-term nuclear storage facilities."

From Salon

Once synthesized, cured, molded and set into a shape, it cannot be reprocessed.

From Science Daily