| irreversible | Incapable of being reversed. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| irreversible colloid | A colloid that is not again soluble in water after having been dried at ordinary temperature. Synonym: unstable colloid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irreversible hydrocolloid | A hydrocolloid whose physical state is changed by an irreversible chemical reaction when water is added to a powder and an insoluble substance is formed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irreversible process | <chemistry> Any real process, when a system undergoes the changes State 1 - greater than State 2 - greater than State 1 by any real pathway, the universe is different that before the cyclic process took place in the system. (09 Jan 1998) |
| irreversible reaction | A reaction or response by the tissues to a pathogenic agent characterised by a permanent pathologic change. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irreversible shock | Shock that has progressed beyond the stage when it will respond to transfusion or other form of treatment, and recovery is impossible. (05 Mar 2000) |