See Also: Regenerative(medicine)
regenerative(dictionary)
regenerative polyp(medicine)
nodular regenerative hyperplasia(medicine)

regenerative (iou)



regenerative adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French regeneratif or medieval Latin regenerativus, formed as REGENERATE verb: see -IVE.]
Tending to or characterized by regeneration. LME.
Mechanics.
a. Constructed on or employing the principle of the regenerator (REGENERATOR 2). LME.
b. Designating a technique of refrigeration by which the uncooled portion of the working fluid loses some heat prior to the major cooling step by exchange with the cooled portion. L19.
c. Astronautics. Designating a method of cooling the walls of a rocket engine by circulating the fuel through them. M20.
Designating any method of braking in which energy is extracted from the parts braked, to be stored and reused. E20.
Electronics. Designating, pertaining to, or employing positive feedback. E20.
regeneratively adverb L19.