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reprocessed

American  
[ree-pros-est, -proh-sest] / riˈprɒs ɛst, -ˈproʊ sɛst /

adjective

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


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Etymology

Origin of reprocessed

1935–40; re- + processed ( def. )

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Plutonium can be reprocessed from the spent fuel extracted from nuclear reactors.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Rosatom has the only facility in the world -- in Seversk in Siberia -- capable of carrying out key parts of the conversion of reprocessed uranium to enriched reprocessed uranium.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

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 Jun. 7, 2024

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 Jun. 3, 2024

The other 20 percent, bearing lower credit ratings, generally were more difficult to sell, but they could, incredibly, simply be piled up in yet another heap and reprocessed yet again, into more triple-A bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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