REGENERATOR
\ɹiːd͡ʒˈɛnəɹˌe͡ɪtə], \ɹiːdʒˈɛnəɹˌeɪtə], \ɹ_iː_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ə_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t_ə]\
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A device used in connection with hot-air engines, gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the incoming air or gas is heated by being brought into contact with masses of iron, brick, etc., which have been previously heated by the outgoing, or escaping, hot air or gas.
By Oddity Software
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A device used in connection with hot-air engines, gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the incoming air or gas is heated by being brought into contact with masses of iron, brick, etc., which have been previously heated by the outgoing, or escaping, hot air or gas.
By Noah Webster.
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].