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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)

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
double decomposition
plural
Metathesises
possessive
Metathesis's
pluralpossessive
Metathesises'