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reprocess
verb re·pro·cess \(ˌ)rē-ˈprä-ˌses, -ˈprō-, -səs\
Definition of REPROCESS
transitive verb
: 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
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First Known Use of REPROCESS
1921
Rhymes with REPROCESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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