regenerative

[ri-jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv]

re·gen·er·a·tive

[ri-jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by regeneration.
2.
tending to regenerate.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin regenerātīvus. See regenerate, -ive

re·gen·er·a·tive·ly, adverb
non·re·gen·er·a·tive, adjective
non·re·gen·er·a·tive·ly, adverb
un·re·gen·er·a·tive, adjective
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Regenerative has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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regenerate
 
vb
1.  to undergo or cause to undergo moral, spiritual, or physical renewal or invigoration
2.  to form or be formed again; come or bring into existence once again
3.  to replace (lost or damaged tissues or organs) by new growth, or to cause (such tissues) to be replaced
4.  chem to restore or be restored to an original physical or chemical state
5.  (tr) electronics (in a digital system) to reshape (distorted incoming pulses) for onward transmission
 
adj
6.  morally, spiritually, or physically renewed or reborn; restored or refreshed
 
re'generable
 
adj
 
re'generacy
 
n
 
re'generative
 
adj
 
re'generatively
 
adv
 
re'generator
 
n

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