reaccumulationn.
/ˌriːəˌkjuːmjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌriəˌkjum(j)əˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of accumulating again; reaggregation; an instance of this.
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1720 tr. L. Bellini Mech. Acct. Fevers xix. 208 Death therefore will for the most Part, and most easily, happen in the Re-accumulation of the Lentor upon the Capillaries.
1782 J. Aitken Elements Theory & Pract. Physic & Surg. II. 274 A re-accumulation of the fluid very constantly and soon takes place.
1834 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) IV. 320 The pressure will tend to prevent a re-accumulation [of dropsical effusion].
1841 J. C. Calhoun Wks. IV. 7 There must be a great..increase of expenditure..or the reaccumulation of another surplus.
1919 Proc. Acad. Polit. Sci. N.Y. 8 145 Nothing excepting the retention of title by the state or the nation can fend against the reaccumulation of developed areas into large holdings.
1936 Times 23 July 18/3 At the present level of consumption, the danger of a re~accumulation of burdensome wheat surpluses has not been averted.
1964 L. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) i. 16 Reaccumulation of the depôt store takes place.
2001 H. Hollis in E. Gangar Gynaecol. Nursing xiv. 243/2 To control ascites and prevent reaccumulation, chemotherapy aimed at the active treatment of ovarian cancer can be employed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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