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re·use

 (rē-yo͞oz′)
tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es
To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing.

re·us′a·bil′i·ty n.
re·us′a·ble adj. & n.
re·use′ (-yo͞os′) n.
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re•used

(riˈyuzd)

adj.
designating wool fiber derived from used materials, as old wool clothing and rags.
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We broadly use the terms brownfields and land reuse sites to represent properties that are potentially contaminated and might be reused (www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/brownfields).
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