- regenerative
- regenerative c.1400, from Fr. régénératif or directly from M.L. regenerativus, from regeneratus (see REGENERATION (Cf. regeneration)).
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Regenerative — Re*gen er*a*tive (r?*j?n ?r*?*t?v), a. Of or pertaining to regeneration; tending to regenerate; as, regenerative influences. H. Bushnell. [1913 Webster] {Regenerative furnace} (Metal.), a furnace having a regenerator in which gas used for fuel,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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