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
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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
Confirmatory of this statement, we find the declaration in the Anacalypsis, that a "dove stood for or represented a third member of the Trinity, and was the regenerator or regeneratory power."
From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
Except the gift of oratory, he has all possible advantages for the part of a social regenerator.
From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by William Archer
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