Definition of Irreversible

1. Adjective. Incapable of being reversed. "Irreversible momentum toward revolution"

Similar to: Permanent
Derivative terms: Irreversibility
Antonyms: Reversible

Definition of Irreversible

1. a. Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward; as, an irreversible engine.

Definition of Irreversible

1. Adjective. Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward. ¹

2. Adjective. Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled. ¹

3. Adjective. (thermodynamics) Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Irreversible

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Irreversible

1. Incapable of being reversed. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irreversible

irretentive
irretraceable
irretractile
irretrievable
irretrievableness
irretrievably
irreturnable
irrevealable
irreverence
irreverences
irreverend
irreverent
irreverently
irreversibilities
irreversibility
irreversible (current term)
irreversible colloid
irreversible hydrocolloid
irreversible process
irreversible reaction
irreversible shock
irreversibleness
irreversibly
irrevisability
irrevisable
irrevocabilities
irrevocability
irrevocable
irrevocableness
irrevocably

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