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reversible process [ri′vər·sə·bəl ′prä·səs] (thermodynamics) An ideal thermodynamic process which can be exactly reversed by making an indefinitely small change in the external conditions. Also known as quasistatic process. 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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| Here, again, the circles designate a cycle, or at least a reversible process. The strain energy can be defined as the mechanical work required in a reversible process to produce a particular state of stress [17]. Second, because peroxisome proliferation is a reversible process, evaluations of human liver samples obtained several days after exposure may not provide meaningful results. |
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