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REPARABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reparable mean? 

REPARABLE (adjective)
  The adjective REPARABLE has 1 sense:

1. capable of being repaired or rectifiedplay

  Familiarity information: REPARABLE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REPARABLE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being repaired or rectified

Synonyms:

rectifiable; reparable

Context example:

rectifiable wrongs

Similar:

maintainable (capable of being maintained)

Antonym:

irreparable (impossible to repair, rectify, or amend)


 Context examples 


The G1/S checkpoint process selectively induces cell cycle arrest in cancer cells with irreparable DNA damages and triggers subsequent apoptosis, while allowing cell division to proceed in cells without or with minor reparable DNA damage.

(E2F1 Pathway Activator ARQ 171, NCI Thesaurus)



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