reconstitution

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English constitution

English reconstitution

From re- + constitution.

Noun

reconstitution (countable and uncountable, plural reconstitutions)

1. The process or result of reconstituting
2. restoration, reconstruction
3. The addition of water to dehydrated food

Derived terms

• immunoreconstitution

Anagrams

• constitutioner, Constitutioner

French

Etymology

From reconstituer +‎ -tion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.kɔ̃s.ti.ty.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

reconstitution f (plural reconstitutions)

1. reconstitution
2. reenactment (of a historical event); reconstruction (of a crime)
3. replenishment

Further reading

• “reconstitution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012