Eversible

/ɪˈvɜrsəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being turned inside out or everted; able to be reversed.

Etymology

From everse plus the adjectival suffix -ible (meaning 'capable of'). Emerged in technical English for describing anatomical structures or materials that can be inverted.

Kelly Says

Your eyelids are eversible—you can turn them inside out (though you shouldn't!)—and the word perfectly describes this specific anatomical capability that not all body parts share.

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