reprocess
/ɹiˈpɹɑsɛs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In order to greatly reduce the plant's output of high-level radioactive waste that has to be disposed of somehow, an onsite facility reprocesses the spent fuel rods using the PUREX process, separating out the unburnt uranium and plutonium from the troublesome fission products."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English process English reprocess From re- + process.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹiˈpɹɑsɛs/
- British English: /ɹiːˈpɹəʊsɛs/