irreciprocaladj.
/ɪrɪˈsɪprəkəl/ Not reciprocal. irreciprocal conduction: electrical conduction through electrolytes in which the magnitude of the current changes when it is reversed; unipolar conduction.
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irreciprocal conduction1886
1886 Nature 25 Feb. 407/2 The conduction power of the electrical organ of the torpedo was consequently irreciprocal.
1888 W. W. H. Gee & H. Holden in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 5th Ser. 26 126 Following Christiani's use of the term, irreciprocal conduction is said to occur if a reversal of the direction of a current causes any change in its magnitude.
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