reversibly
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- adverb
- /rɪˈvɜrsəblɪ/
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reversiblemente
- Those surface receptors reversibly bind the chemical to be detected and report the results to the cell interior through changes in the shape of their cytoplasmic segments.
Examples
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In a reversible process, the material will reversibly change back to its previous state when the conditions are altered.
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That's not the only way that organisms reversibly bind oxygen.
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Taken together, these observations suggest that hypercholesterolaemia reversibly reduces intracellular arginine availability.
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Botulinum toxin blocks the release of acetylcholine from nerve endings and can selectively and reversibly induce muscle weakness and help reduce spasticity.
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In another example, time-lapse imaging has helped researchers view the nuclear envelope, a highly dynamic structure that reversibly disassembles and re-forms at mitosis and breaks down during apoptosis (Buendia et al. 2001).
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The patient was treated with medication that could reversibly block pain signals from reaching the brain.
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Some chemical reactions can be altered reversibly, allowing scientists to return to the original substances.
Antonyms
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Morphology
reversibly = reversible (transparent) = reverse + ible + ly
Standard adjective-to-adverb formation by adding '-ly' to 'reversible', yielding a clear meaning 'in a reversible manner'.
Etymology
Reversibly comes from the parts re- 'again' and verse 'to turn', the same idea you find in reverse or the simple word 'turn'. So, if something happens reversibly, it can be 'turned back' or returned to its 'original state'.