irreversible
BrE /ɪˈrɛvəsəbəl/ AmE /ɪˈrɛvərsəbl/
adjective en → es
not able to be changed or undone; permanent
irreversible, no reversible
- an irreversible decision
- a process is irreversible
Collocations irreversible damage · irreversible change
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The effects of the drug are irreversible.
Los efectos de la droga son irreversibles.
in chemistry or physics, describing a process that cannot be reversed; one-way
irreversible en química o física
- an irreversible reaction
- a process is irreversible
Collocations irreversible chemical reaction · irreversible physical change
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The reaction is irreversible and cannot be reversed.
La reacción es irreversible y no puede ser revertida.