reversibly
In undoable fashion
In a way that can be undone or returned to an original state.
A chemical reaction that proceeds reversibly can run in either direction.
A reversibly folded protein can unfold and refold.
The term appears most often in scientific contexts: The drug binds reversibly to the receptor.
State of balance
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- bindingLegally or morally required
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- adsorptionAccumulation on a surface
hydration · dehydration · phosphorylation · isomerization · ligation · redox · chelation · precipitation
In non-lasting fashion
- transientlyFor a short time
- temporarilyFor a limited time
- provisionallyConditionally, pending confirmation
- fleetinglyFor a very short time
In a swappable manner
- exchangeablyIn swappable manner
- reciprocallyIn mutual exchange
- modularlyIn separable units
equilibrium
State of balance
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- bindingLegally or morally required
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
adsorption · hydration · dehydration · phosphorylation · isomerization · ligation · redox · chelation · precipitation · dissolution
impermanently
In non-lasting fashion
- transientlyFor a short time
- temporarilyFor a limited time
- provisionallyConditionally, pending confirmation
fleetingly · momentarily · ephemerally · changeably · inconstantly
interchangeably
In a swappable manner
- exchangeablyIn swappable manner
- reciprocallyIn mutual exchange
- modularlyIn separable units
reversiblyirreversibly
Cannot be undone
permanently · irrevocably · indelibly · unalterably · terminally
- reversible beltBelt worn either side
- reversible laneRoadway with changeable direction
irreversible, reversible, irreversibly, reversibility, irreversibility, nonreversible, reversibles