regenerator

American  

[ri-jen-uh-rey-ter] / rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /

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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Etymology

Origin of regenerator

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

Example Sentences

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regenerator

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

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

From Deathworld by H. R. van Dongen

Fresh cylinders of oxygen can be connected up very quickly in place of the empty ones, while a fresh regenerator can be put in, or new caustic soda supplied, in a very short time.

From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Thomas W. Corbin