regenerative

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adjective

That serves to regenerate.

“regenerative flour”

OriginMiddle French régénératif →
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Meanings

adjectiveregenerative (comparative more regenerative, superlative most regenerative)

comparative more regenerative · superlative most regenerative

  1. That serves to regenerate.
  2. Being a kind of circuit, much used in radio receivers, that allows an electronic signal to be amplified many times through a feedback loop.
  3. Being, relating to, or produced by a form of environmentally conscious agriculture that focuses on topsoil regeneration, biodiversity, biosequestration, etc.

    regenerative flour

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    regenerative agriculture

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchrégénératif
  2. Englishregenerative

From re- + generative. from Middle French régénératif.

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Translations

Bulgarian възстановителен
  • възстановителен (văzstanovitelen)That serves to regenerate.
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APA

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MLA

“regenerative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regenerative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regenerative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regenerative.

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