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Vinony

reprocess

verb

  1. process again
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Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpɹəʊsɛs/ / /ɹiˈpɹɑsɛs/ / /-əs/

verb

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.

  1. To process again.
  2. To process again.

    “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.”