# reforming

Pronunciation: US say "ree-FORM-ing" /ˌɹiːˈfɔɹmɪŋ/; UK say "ree-FAWM-ing" /ˌɹiːˈfɔːmɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of reform. — present participle and gerund of reform
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of reform. Use this form for an action happening now or as an -ing noun.
   - _Lawmakers are reforming the healthcare system this session._
   - _Reforming an entrenched bureaucracy demands patience and political will._

## Noun

2. The act or process of improving something by correcting its faults; a reformation.
   - Simple: The act of changing rules or systems to make them better.
   - _The reforming of the medieval church reshaped European society._
   - _Decades of slow reforming finally modernized the aging institution._
3. In oil refining, a catalytic process that rearranges the structure of hydrocarbon molecules, chiefly to turn low-octane naphtha into high-octane fuel components.
   - Simple: A process in oil refining that changes the shape of fuel molecules to make high-octane gasoline.
   - _The plant relies on catalytic reforming to raise the octane rating of its naphtha._
   - _Engineers adjusted the reforming unit to produce more high-octane blending stock._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/reforming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).