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Definition of Reversible

1. Adjective. Capable of reversing or being reversed. "Reversible hypertension"

2. Noun. A garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing).

3. Adjective. Capable of being reversed or used with either side out. "A reversible jacket"

4. Adjective. Capable of being reversed. "A reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated"

5. Adjective. Capable of assuming or producing either of two states. "A reversible cell"

Definition of Reversible

1. a. Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence.

Definition of Reversible

1. Adjective. able to be reversed ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of clothing) able to be worn inside out ¹

3. Adjective. (chemistry) (''of a chemical reaction'') capable of proceeding in either direction ¹

4. Adjective. (physics) (''of a phase change'') capable of returning to the original state ¹

5. Adjective. (thermodynamics) capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reversible

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Reversible

1. Capable of going through a series of changes in either direction, forward or backward, as a reversible chemical reaction. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reversible

reversed paradoxical pulse reversed peristalsis reversed phase chromatography reversed reciprocal rhythm reversed shunt reversedly reverseless reversely reverser reversers

reverses reversi reversibilities reversibility reversible (current term) reversible calcinosis reversible colloid reversible decortication reversible hydrocolloid reversible hydrogenase

reversible process reversible reaction reversible shock reversibles reversibly reversine reversing reversing thermometer reversion

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