to reform

Examples

• All

• Here, only the gas turbine would produce power (no longer a combined cycle) by burning reformed recuperated fuel.

  Academic text (1995)

• To improve the quality of fuel, engineers reform oil through a chemical process.

• So the reactor is going to be the place where that the reforming reactions occur.

• The US currently produces about 9 megatons per year, almost all of it by reforming natural gas.

  Academic text (2004)

• Coal and oil resources can also be reformed into hydrogen, but their higher carbon ratios result in increased carbon dioxide emissions.

  Academic text (2000)

• Therefore, the reformed fuel could consist of CO, H2, and CH4 in various ratios depending on process variables.

  Academic text (1995)

• The team decided to reform the natural gas in order to enhance its usability for energy production.

• Scientists often reform chemical compounds to create more efficient materials for various applications.

Synonyms

R

to refine

vsto reform

93 4.0

Make something better by making a few small changes

alters material structure via chemical process rather than by small tweaks

R

to restructure

vsto reform

56 4.4

Organize something in a new way so it works better

targets molecular structure using chemical change to improve usability

R

to revamp

vsto reform

41 4.9

To change something to make it look or work better

focuses on chemical transformation rather than repairs or visible fixes

R

to remodel

vsto reform

35 3.7

To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building

changes internal structure using a chemical process to improve quality

R

to refashion

vsto reform

3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

changes material by altering chemical bonds rather than by reshaping

Antonyms

C

to contaminate

248 4.9

To make things like water or soil unsafe by adding harmful substances

D

to decompose

• Specialized

37 4.4

To change dead plants and animals into simpler parts with help from bacteria or fungi

Compounds

E

education reform

23 3.6

Changes to the school system that make teaching and learning better

H

healthcare reform

12 3.4

Changes to make a country's health care system better and help more people get care

R

reform movement

10 3.9

A group of people working together to make social or political change

R

reform school

• Archaic

10 6.8

A school where young people who break the law learn rules and work skills

L

land reform

5 4.2

Government action that takes farm land from large owners and gives it to small farmers

R

Reform Judaism

1 5.0

A modern branch of Judaism that treats tradition in a more open, flexible way to fit modern life

R

Reform Jew

1 5.5

A person who follows a modern, more liberal form of Judaism

C

counter-reform

7.2

Opposing reforms to bring back older rules

C

counter-reform

7.4

An action that opposes and undoes earlier changes

P

pre-reform

6.1

The time before a big change

How Transformed

to convert

65 3.7

to reform

• Specialized

4 7.0

to restructure

56 4.4

to refine

• Specialized

41 3.9

to treat

211 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology