Invertible

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invertible \In*vert"i*ble\, a. [From {Invert}.]
     1. Capable of being inverted or turned inside out.
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     2. (Chem.) Capable of being changed or converted; as,
        invertible sugar.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invertible \In*vert"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + L. vertere to
     turn + -ible.]
     Incapable of being turned or changed.
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           An indurate and invertible conscience.   --Cranmer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  invertible
       adj : having an additive or multiplicative inverse [ant: {non-invertible}]