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Noun: irreversibility  ,i-ri,vur-su'bi-lu-tee
  1. The quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed)
    "The irreversibility of certain chemical reactions makes them particularly important in industrial processes"

Derived forms: irreversibilities

Type of: changelessness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness

Antonym: reversibility

Encyclopedia: Irreversibility