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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 (

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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 [ir″rĕ-doo´sĭ-b'l]

not susceptible to reduction, as a fracture, hernia, or chemical substance.

irreducible

not susceptible to reduction, as a fracture, hernia or chemical substance.

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irreducible (redirected from irreducibility)

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