reprocess
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re·pro·cess

transitive verb \(ˌ)rē-ˈprä-ˌses, -ˈprō-, -səs\

Definition of REPROCESS

: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse; especially : to extract uranium and plutonium from (the spent fuel rods of a nuclear reactor) for use again as fuel

First Known Use of REPROCESS

1921

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