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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Tending to recovery; pertaining to recovery, especially of strength or health.
  • In gas-burners, regenerative; having more than the common lighting power; having a heated air-supply.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending to recovery.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective In the way of recuperation.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective promoting recuperation

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