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reconstituent

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re⋅con⋅sti⋅tute

  [ree-kon-sti-toot, -tyoot] verb, -tut⋅ed, -tut⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
2. to return (a dehydrated or concentrated food) to the liquid state by adding water: to reconstitute a bouillon cube with hot water.
–verb (used without object)
3. to undergo reconstitution; become reconstituted.
Origin:
1805–15; re- + constitute

Related forms:
re⋅con⋅sti⋅tu⋅ent  [ree-kuhn-stich-oo-uhnt] , adjective, noun
re⋅con⋅sti⋅tut⋅a⋅ble, re⋅con⋅sti⋅tut⋅i⋅ble, adjective
re⋅con⋅sti⋅tu⋅tive, adjective
re⋅con⋅sti⋅tu⋅tion, noun
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Word Origin & History

reconstitute 
1812, from re- "back, again" + constitute (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·con·sti·tute
Pronunciation: (')rE-'kän(t)-st&-"t(y)üt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-tut·ed; -tut·ing
: to constitute again or anew; especially : to restore to a former condition by adding liquid <reconstituted bloodplasma>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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