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irreversible
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irreversible
1. Chem Physics capable of changing or producing a change in one direction only
2. Thermodynamics (of a change, process, etc.) occurring through a number of intermediate states that are not all in thermodynamic equilibrium


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Had the alga not been contained, "it would have irreversibly changed the ecosystem in California's near-shore coastal environment,' says Tim Keeney, deputy assistant secretary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The fundamental nature of defense acquisition and the defense industry has changed substantially and irreversibly over the past 20 years.
Key statement: Includes silver-based compounds to provide long term antimicrobial characteristics with nonsulfur-based curing systems such as peroxide curing that do not irreversibly bind silver ions.
 
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