REFORMER

reformer

(noun) an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; “a catalytic reformer”

reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist

(noun) a disputant who advocates reform

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Reformer (plural Reformers)

(Canada, historical) A member of the Reform movement in 19th-century Canada.

(Canadian politics) A member of the Reform Party of Canada, which existed from 1987 to 2000.

Anagrams

• rereform

Etymology

Noun

reformer (plural reformers)

One who reforms, or who works for reform.

(history) One who was involved in the Reformation.

(chemical engineering, fuel cells) A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of gases.

(chemical engineering, petrochemistry) A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates.

Antonyms

• (one who reforms): traditionalist

Anagrams

• rereform

Source: Wiktionary


Re*form"er (r*frm"r), n.

1. One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of abuses.

2. (Eccl.Hist.)

Definition: One of those who commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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