cogeneration

[koh-jen-uh-rey-shuhn]

co·gen·e·ra·tion

[koh-jen-uh-rey-shuhn]
noun Energy.
utilization of the normally wasted heat energy produced by a power plant or industrial process, especially to generate electricity.

Origin:
1975–80; co- + generation
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Cogeneration has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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World English Dictionary
cogeneration (ˌkəʊdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən)
 
n
another name for CHP

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cogeneration   (kō-jěn'ə-rā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
A process in which an industrial facility uses its waste energy to produce heat or electricity. Compare trigeneration.
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