reverseprocess
nounUK /rɪˈvɜːs ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /rɪˈvɜːrs ˈprɑːsɛs/
A reverse process is a way of doing something backwards to undo it.
Cooling water is the reverse process of heating it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method that goes in the opposite direction to the usual one.
The factory uses a reverse process to take the machine apart.
3. In science, a change that turns a result back into what it started as.
Melting ice is the reverse process of freezing water.
4. A way of solving a problem by working from the end back to the start.
She found the answer by using a reverse process.