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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Other Word Forms

• unreprocessed adjective

Etymology

Origin of reprocessed

1935–40; re- + processed ( def. )

Example Sentences

Would the fuel next be reprocessed to produce bomb-grade plutonium?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The much bigger trade is done in used cooking oil—or UCO—the leftover cooking oil that’s collected, filtered, and reprocessed to become a valuable industrial feedstock, particularly for biofuels.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

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