We investigate the combinatorics of the general formulas for the
powers of the operator h∂k, where h is a central element of a ring
and ∂ is a differential operator. This generalizes previous work on
the powers of operators h∂. New formulas for the generalized Stirling
numbers are obtained.Ministerio de Economía y competitividad MTM2016-75024-PJunta de Andalucía P12-FQM-2696Junta de Andalucía FQM–33