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To sound again or anew.

To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored.

To turn again.

be, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids.

The act or process of rearbsorbing.

A second access or approach; a return. Hakewill.

To accuse again. Cheyne.

To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like. Her tresses yellow, and long straughten, Unto her heeles down they raughten. Rom. of R. Reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side. John xx. 27. Fruit trees, over woody, reached too far Their pampered boughs. Mil…

Being within reach.

One who reaches.

Being beyond reach; lofty. Unto a reachless pitch of praises hight. Bp. Hall.

To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.

The influence of a coil of wire upon an alternating current passing through it, tending to choke or diminish the current, or the similar influence of a condenser; inductive resistance. Reactance is measured in ohms. The reactance of a circuit is equal to the component of the impressed electro-motive force at right angl…

A choking coil.

Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.

Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary movements.

A reactionary. C. Kingsley.

Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction. -- Re*act"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*act"ive*ness, n.

A choking coil.

Rennet. See 3d Reed. [Prov. Eng.]