regenerator

[ ri-jen-uh-rey-ter ]

/ rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /

noun

a person or thing that regenerates.

(in a regenerative furnace) a chamber filled with checkerwork that is repeatedly heated by exhaust gases in order to heat air that is passed through it.

Origin of regenerator

First recorded in 1730–40; regenerate + -or²

Words nearby regenerator

regenerative, regenerative cooling, regenerative furnace, regenerative medicine, regenerative polyp, regenerator, regensburg, regent, regent bowerbird, regent honeyeater, regent's park

Example sentences from the Web for regenerator

From that time, at any rate, Disraeli has been acknowledged as the regenerator and representative of the Imperial idea in England.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4 |Various
Love's true function in the world is as the regenerator and restorer of social life, the reconciler and uniter of living men.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood
Astronomically this new sun was the Regenerator, by which all Nature was renewed.

The God-Idea of the Ancients |Eliza Burt Gamble
The third person was the Destroyer, or, in his good capacity, the Regenerator.

Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions |T. W. Doane

Hillel's method earned him the title "Regenerator of the Law."

A Thousand Years of Jewish History |Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris

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regenerator

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Origin of regenerator

Words nearby regenerator

Example sentences from the Web for regenerator