regenerator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that regenerates.
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(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.
Etymology
Origin of regenerator
First recorded in 1730–40; regenerate + -or 2
Example Sentences
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I mean, even on Star Trek a dermal regenerator could only do so much.
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2018
That solution is pumped to a regenerator, or stripper, which heats the amine and releases the CO2.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2017
A regenerator made of crimped steel wire between the hot & cold spaces keeps heat from being wasted by the moving air.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each time the beam passes through the regenerator it receives a kick.
From LRL Accelerators The 184-Inch Synchrocyclotron by Laboratory, Lawrence Radiation
Woman must henceforth be the redeemer, the regenerator of the world.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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