Metathesis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)

Framework senses

3 senses across 2 frameworks

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →

§1: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
§2: a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
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