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
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- double decomposition
- plural
- Metathesises
- possessive
- Metathesis's
- pluralpossessive
- Metathesises'