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irreversible process [‚i·ri′vər·sə·bəl ′prä·səs] (thermodynamics) A process which cannot be reversed by an infinitesimal change in external conditions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Sgreccia pointed out in contrast to statements by Cardinal Martini, is "precisely the beginning of an individual life and leads to an irreversible process towards successive development, containing already at that point a unique [genetic] patrimony. The CWC defines destruction of chemical weapons as an essentially irreversible process," says the GAO. While agreeing that integration of the services of the Armed Forces into a single mechanism is undoubtedly an important, timely, and irreversible process certain theoreticians are inclined to criticize it. |
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