REVERSIBLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reversibly mean? 

• REVERSIBLY (adverb)
  The adverb REVERSIBLY has 1 sense:

1. in a reversible manner

  Familiarity information: REVERSIBLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REVERSIBLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a reversible manner

Context example:

reversibly convertible

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Pertainym:

reversible (capable of assuming or producing either of two states)

 Context examples 

CP-724,714 selectively binds to the intracellular domain of HER2, reversibly inhibiting its tyrosine kinase activity and resulting in suppression of tumor cell growth.

(CP-724,714, NCI Thesaurus)

Denibulin selectively targets and reversibly binds to the colchicine-binding site on tubulin and inhibits microtubule assembly.

(Denibulin, NCI Thesaurus)

Emedastine reversibly and competitively blocks histamine by binding to H1 receptors, thus blocking its downstream activity.

(Emedastine, NCI Thesaurus)

Oleandomycin targets and reversibly binds to the 50S subunit of bacterial ribosomes.

(Oleandomycin, NCI Thesaurus)

Dibucaine reversibly binds to and inactivates sodium channels in the neuronal cell membrane.

(Dibucaine, NCI Thesaurus)

A chromatographic separation technique based on the ability of proteins to bind specific ligands reversibly.

(Affinity Chromatography, NCI Thesaurus)

An enzyme complex that can reversibly convert ATP and creatine to phosphocreatine and ADP.

(Creatine Kinase, NCI Thesaurus)

NO binds reversibly to the ferrous-heme center of sGC, thereby causes conformational change and activates the enzyme.

(Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Donepezil reversibly inhibits acetylcholinesterase, thereby blocking the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and, consequently, increasing its activity.

(Donepezil, NCI Thesaurus)

Doxycycline hyclate binds reversibly to the 30S ribosomal subunit, possibly to the 50S ribosomal subunit as well, thereby blocking the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex.

(Doxycycline hyclate, NCI Thesaurus)