Definitions from Wiktionary (metathesis)
▸ noun: (phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
▸ noun: (inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
▸ noun: (organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.
olefin metathesis,
metathesis reaction,
metathesis reactions,
quantitative metathesis,
Salt metathesis reaction,
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▸ noun: (phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
▸ noun: (inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
▸ noun: (organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.
Similar:
double decomposition,
ecthlipsis,
apheresis,
metatony,
anaclasis,
chain shift,
synæresis,
epithesis,
inverse spelling,
timesis,
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Adjectives:
closing,
olefin,
cross,
simple,
morphological,
quantitative,
regular,
acyclic,
apparent,
phonological,
opening
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