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irreversibility

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ir⋅re⋅vers⋅i⋅ble

  [ir-i-vur-suh-buhl]
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–adjective
not reversible; incapable of being changed: His refusal is irreversible.
Origin:
1620–30; ir- 2 + reversible

Related forms:
ir⋅re⋅vers⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ir⋅re⋅vers⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ir⋅re⋅vers⋅i⋅bly, adverb
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ir·re·vers·i·ble   (ĭr'ĭ-vûr'sə-bəl)   
adj.  Impossible to reverse: an irreversible momentum toward open revolution.
ir're·vers'i·bil'i·ty, ir're·vers'i·ble·ness n., ir're·vers'i·bly adv.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ir·re·ver·si·ble
Pronunciation: "ir-r&-'v&r-s&-b&l
Function: adjective
: not reversible irreversible decision>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ir·re·vers·ible
Pronunciation: "ir-i-'v&r-s&-b&l
Function: adjective
: incapable of being reversed: as a : impossible to make run or take place backward <irreversible chemical syntheses> b of a colloid : incapable of undergoing transformation from sol to gelor vice versa c of a pathological process : of such severity that recovery is impossible <irreversible brain damage> —ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ty /-"v&r-s&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—ir·re·vers·ibly /-'v&r-s&-blE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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