irreproducible
[ ih-ree-pruh-doo-suh-buhl, -dyoo- ]
/ ɪˌri prəˈdu sə bəl, -ˈdyu- /
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adjective
unable to be reproduced or recreated.
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Origin of irreproducible
First recorded in 1865–70; ir-2 + reproducible
OTHER WORDS FROM irreproducible
ir·re·pro·duc·i·bil·i·ty, nounWords nearby irreproducible
irreplaceable, irrepleviable, irreplevisable, irrepressible, irreproachable, irreproducible, irresistible, irresoluble, irresolute, irresolution, irresolvable
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Example sentences from the Web for irreproducible
Some of the scenes recorded by contemporary writers as having been witnessed there are of a nature wholly irreproducible here.
A Decade of Italian Women, v. II (of 2)|T. Adolphus TrollopeIrreproducible, ir-re-pro-dūs′i-bl, adj. that cannot be reproduced.