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regenerative
[ ri-jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or characterized by regeneration.
- tending to regenerate.
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Other Words From
- re·gener·a·tive·ly adverb
- nonre·gener·a·tive adjective
- nonre·gener·a·tive·ly adverb
- unre·gener·a·tive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of regenerative1
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Example Sentences
Maryland farmer Trey Hill is practicing regenerative agriculture.
The best way to ensure the meat you’re buying is part of a regenerative agricultural system is to ask questions and do your homework.
NativeEnergy, a company developing offset programs, includes regenerative agriculture among its options.
Nestlé is stepping up efforts to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by planting trees, and we’re partnering with our farmers to introduce regenerative agriculture.
ZFP then shepherds the money to farmers who need investment to adopt regenerative farming practices, improving the system one meal at a time.
“What the dossier claims is staggering,” Michele De Luca, director of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine, told Science Insider.
The power of his story is not only redemptive, but regenerative too.
Regenerative Pluto is in happy aspect to ruler Jupiter, freshly in Taurus.
Breakthroughs in genomics, regenerative medicine, as well as personalized drugs and therapies are all within our reach.
The regenerative furnace is the greatest single invention of Charles William Siemens.
But the furnace was destroyed in the act; and it remained for Siemens, with his regenerative furnace, to realise the object.
What can equal in purifying, regenerative power the fact that one human being can be so much to another?
The first open look of young eyes on the condition of the world is one of the principal regenerative forces of humanity.
With due attention to the regenerative plan, a great part of the acid may be recovered, at no expense but that of a little fuel.
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More About Regenerative
What does regenerative mean?
Regenerative means able to or tending to regenerate—to regrow or be renewed or restored, especially after being damaged or lost.
The act or process of regenerating is regeneration. Regenerative is most commonly used in the context of biology to describe the properties of organisms or environments that are capable of regrowth. In animals, tissue, organs, or other body parts that have been injured or lost are sometimes regenerated. In some animals, regeneration happens on an even greater scale, with some being able to regrow an entire limb or tail. Environments that have been damaged or destroyed, like forests or grasslands damaged by fire, can also regenerate. Such things are said to have regenerative properties.
Regenerative is also commonly used in a figurative way to describe actions that are intended to renew or restore.
Example: Scientists are studying the regenerative properties of the hydra in hopes of shortening the healing process after injuries.
Where does regenerative come from?
The first records of the word regenerative come from the 1300s. It ultimately comes from the Latin verb regenerāre, meaning “to bring forth again.” The prefix re- means “again” and generate means “capable of producing or creating.”
In the natural world, plants and animals regenerate in many different ways. Some regenerative plants can regrow from a single part—such as when you plant a chunk of carrot or potato and it sprouts again. Some simple organisms, like the hydra, have regenerative properties that allow them to regenerate even after being torn apart. In humans, hair and skin are always regenerating, but even some organs are regenerative, such as the liver and the lungs.
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What are some other forms related to regenerative?
- regeneratively (adverb)
- nonregenerative (adjective)
- regenerate (verb)
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How is regenerative used in real life?
Regenerative can be used in many different contexts, but it’s most commonly used in biology.
Aged, sedentary mice that received plasma transfusions from exercising mice gained the regenerative effects on the brain without having to hit the running wheel themselves. The results may help identify new therapeutic approaches to healthy brain aging ($) https://t.co/OyaZVChlv2
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) July 14, 2020
Farmers Hatch Plan to Return Area the Size of Dorset to Nature:
Rewilding an area the size of Dorset, reintroducing lynx, pelicans & beavers & championing regenerative farming to restore soil health are the radical aims of a new group of British farmers.https://t.co/iu32yj5F63 pic.twitter.com/wCVia92sq6
— Natural Capital Coalition (@NatCapCoalition) July 14, 2020
Social and economic justice go hand in hand. I've been asked for my thoughts on how to create permanent, systemic, regenerative change and decided to share my roadmap more broadly. Please read my op-ed in the @washingtonpost https://t.co/P4y4Mi9fV5
— Robert F. Smith (@RFS_Vista) July 16, 2020
Try using regenerative!
Which of the following things could be described as regenerative?
A. an organ than can regrow
B. the ability of an organism to regrow a limb
C. a policy intended to restore a community
D. all of the above
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