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irreducible /ir·re·duc·i·ble/ (ir″ĭ-doo´sĭ-b'l) not susceptible to reduction, as a fracture, hernia, or chemical substance.
ir·re·duc·i·ble (r-ds-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to reduce to a desired, simpler, or smaller form or amount.
2. Incapable of being made chemically simpler, or of being replaced, hydrogenated, or reduced in positive charge.
irre·duci·bili·ty n.
irre·duci·bly adv.
irreducible
[ir′əd(y)o̅o̅′sibəl]
Etymology: L, in, not, reducere, to bring back
unable to be returned to the normal position or condition, as an irreducible hernia. See also incarcerate.
irreducible
not susceptible to reduction, as a fracture, hernia or chemical substance.


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