reformulate

verb

re·for·mu·late (ˌ)rē-ˈfȯr-myə-ˌlāt

reformulated; reformulating; reformulates

Synonyms of reformulate next

transitive verb

: to formulate (something) again and usually in a different way

… the company reformulated its … vegetable oil from a sunflower and soybean oil blend to canola.—

Alexis Beck

… a number of prepared questions may be designed with a specific interviewee in mind, but they are often reformulated during the course of the interview …—

Andrew Herod

reformulation

(ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-myə-ˈlāshən

noun

plural reformulations

The company has been channeling funds toward … reformulation of existing products to meet the rapidly changing taste of consumers pertaining to health and wellness. —

Zacks Investment Research

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Nutrition expert Marion Nestle of New York University says the new rule may encourage food manufacturers to reformulate their foods to reduce sodium, sugars and saturated fats. —

Allison Aubrey, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024 Daniel Drucker, a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto who made important discoveries in the 1980s about the GLP-1 hormone—which these drugs mimic—says reformulating an injectable drug into an oral version isn’t that simple. —

Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024 If the rule is finalized, the agency will provide manufacturers with time to reformulate their products or remove them from the market. —

Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024 Most manufacturers have reformulated their margarines to be PHO-free to comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban on PHOs in food. —

Jillian Kubala, Health, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reformulate