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

But Saturday's consignment was the first of reprocessed uranium to be observed for three years, it added.

From Barron's

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 Literature

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

Instead, “Happy Gilmore 2” opts to recycle the same narrative beats of the first film, making the similarly reprocessed jokes feel even more stale.

From Salon

"The three-month outcomes are encouraging, but the six- and 12-month outcomes will be vital in understanding whether, with the exception of battery life, the reprocessed pacemakers can function like new ones."

From Science Daily