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Detailed Synonyms for metathesis in English

metathesis:

metathesis [the ~] noun

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

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Related Definitions for "metathesis":

  1. a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)1
  2. a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence1