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irreversible

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Main Entry:
ir·re·vers·ible Listen to the pronunciation of irreversible
Pronunciation:
\ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl\
Function:
adjective
: incapable of being reversed : not reversible <an irreversible medical procedure>: as a: impossible to make run or take place backward <irreversible chemical syntheses> bof a colloid : incapable of undergoing transformation from sol to gel or vice versa cof a pathological process : of such severity that recovery is impossible <irreversible brain damage>
— ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ty \-ˌvər-sə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ Listen to the pronunciation of irreversibility noun, plural ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ties
— ir·re·vers·ibly \-ˈvər-sə-blē\ Listen to the pronunciation of irreversibly adverb
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