reprocessingn.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/, U.S.

/riˈprɑˌsɛsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reprocess v., -ing suffix¹; re- prefix, processing n.¹

Etymology: Either < reprocess v. + -ing suffix¹, or < re- prefix + processing n.¹

The action of reprocess v.; spec. the industrial process of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel (cf. reprocess v. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > subjecting to an action or process

subjecting1585

exposure1796

processing1876

reprocessing1885

pre-exposure1912

1885 Sci. Amer. 18 July 38/1 The presence of two or more punctures or solder holes in a tin of canned goods is not evidence of reprocessing.

1949 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 82/2 With minimum replacement and reprocessing of fuel elements.

1971 Materials & Technol. II. xii. 734 Reprocessing..is essential if plutonium is to be utilized in a mixed national power system of fast and thermal reactors.

1990 C. Rose Dirty Man of Europe (1991) ix. 220 Most other countries have opted for dry storage rather than reprocessing.

2008 Guardian (Nexis) 10 July 14 The UN security council has called on Iran to curb uranium enrichment and reprocessing on the grounds that they could be used to make a bomb.

Compounds

General attributive, as reprocessing facility, reprocessing plant, etc.

ΚΠ

1907 Ann. Rep. Dept. Health Chicago 1906 85 The investigation of this case led to the discovery and closing of the largest reprocessing concern in the city.

1918 Jrnl. Western Soc. Engineers 23 298 The reprocessing plant consists of a hopper and feeder located alongside of the new track just north of the tipple.

1947 Econometrica 15 327 We will estimate all purification and reprocessing costs to be 0.1 cent per kw-hr.

1976 Glasgow Herald 26 Nov. 1/1 Environment secretary Peter Shore has delayed planning permission for the controversial £600m nuclear waste reprocessing facility at Windscale.

1994 N.Y. Times 8 Mar. c13/6 Lobsters in the Irish sea near Sellafield had absorbed quantities of technetium, one of the radioactive elements discharged by the reprocessing plant.

1999 Strad May 473/1 Waste is passed through a water reprocessing plant which takes out the contaminates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reprocessing
释义	reprocessingn. Brit. /ˌriːˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈprɑˌsɛsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reprocess v., -ing suffix¹; re- prefix, processing n.¹ Etymology: Either < reprocess v. + -ing suffix¹, or < re- prefix + processing n.¹ The action of reprocess v.; spec. the industrial process of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel (cf. reprocess v. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > subjecting to an action or process subjecting1585 exposure1796 processing1876 reprocessing1885 pre-exposure1912 1885 Sci. Amer. 18 July 38/1 The presence of two or more punctures or solder holes in a tin of canned goods is not evidence of reprocessing. 1949 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 82/2 With minimum replacement and reprocessing of fuel elements. 1971 Materials & Technol. II. xii. 734 Reprocessing..is essential if plutonium is to be utilized in a mixed national power system of fast and thermal reactors. 1990 C. Rose Dirty Man of Europe (1991) ix. 220 Most other countries have opted for dry storage rather than reprocessing. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 10 July 14 The UN security council has called on Iran to curb uranium enrichment and reprocessing on the grounds that they could be used to make a bomb. Compounds General attributive, as reprocessing facility, reprocessing plant, etc. ΚΠ 1907 Ann. Rep. Dept. Health Chicago 1906 85 The investigation of this case led to the discovery and closing of the largest reprocessing concern in the city. 1918 Jrnl. Western Soc. Engineers 23 298 The reprocessing plant consists of a hopper and feeder located alongside of the new track just north of the tipple. 1947 Econometrica 15 327 We will estimate all purification and reprocessing costs to be 0.1 cent per kw-hr. 1976 Glasgow Herald 26 Nov. 1/1 Environment secretary Peter Shore has delayed planning permission for the controversial £600m nuclear waste reprocessing facility at Windscale. 1994 N.Y. Times 8 Mar. c13/6 Lobsters in the Irish sea near Sellafield had absorbed quantities of technetium, one of the radioactive elements discharged by the reprocessing plant. 1999 Strad May 473/1 Waste is passed through a water reprocessing plant which takes out the contaminates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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