re-formern.²

Brit.

/riːˈfɔːmə/, U.S.

/riˈfɔrmər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, former n.¹

Etymology: < re- prefix + former n.¹, after re-form v.² Compare earlier reformer n.¹

1. A person who re-forms something. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > re-formation > one who

re-former1850

the world > space > shape > [noun] > shaping > again or anew > one who

re-former1980

1850 P. J. Bailey Angel World 475 The Former and Re-Former of the world.

1980 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 19 May 63 The architect-planner's role in all this is as a re-former, a re-maker, a re-user.

2. Manufacturing Technology. An installation or apparatus for the re-forming of hydrocarbons (re-forming n.² 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with oil or gas > [noun] > oil refinery > apparatus for converting to petrol

re-former1934

hydroformer1941

Powerformer1956

1934 Jrnl. Inst. Petroleum Technologists 20 347 One of the new refineries in France..includes a cracking still, a viscosity breaker and a naphtha reformer.

1974 Times 22 Mar. 21/4 A ‘reformer’ unit which processes the fuel (natural gas or propane) to produce a hydrogen-rich feed for the fuel cell.

1991 J. DeMont Citizens Irving (1992) iv. 69 At the heart of the vast expanse, the lights of the huge catalytic re-former or ‘cat cracker’ flickered mysteriously.

2001 Road & Track Aug. 45/5 The interim solution is equipping fuel-cell cars with reformers that can convert gasoline or methanol to hydrogen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	re-former
释义	re-formern.² Brit. /riːˈfɔːmə/, U.S. /riˈfɔrmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, former n.¹ Etymology: < re- prefix + former n.¹, after re-form v.² Compare earlier reformer n.¹ 1. A person who re-forms something. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > re-formation > one who re-former1850 the world > space > shape > [noun] > shaping > again or anew > one who re-former1980 1850 P. J. Bailey Angel World 475 The Former and Re-Former of the world. 1980 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 19 May 63 The architect-planner's role in all this is as a re-former, a re-maker, a re-user. 2. Manufacturing Technology. An installation or apparatus for the re-forming of hydrocarbons (re-forming n.² 2). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with oil or gas > [noun] > oil refinery > apparatus for converting to petrol re-former1934 hydroformer1941 Powerformer1956 1934 Jrnl. Inst. Petroleum Technologists 20 347 One of the new refineries in France..includes a cracking still, a viscosity breaker and a naphtha reformer. 1974 Times 22 Mar. 21/4 A ‘reformer’ unit which processes the fuel (natural gas or propane) to produce a hydrogen-rich feed for the fuel cell. 1991 J. DeMont Citizens Irving (1992) iv. 69 At the heart of the vast expanse, the lights of the huge catalytic re-former or ‘cat cracker’ flickered mysteriously. 2001 Road & Track Aug. 45/5 The interim solution is equipping fuel-cell cars with reformers that can convert gasoline or methanol to hydrogen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1850
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