HyperDic: double_replacement_reaction

English > 1 sense of the expression double replacement reaction:
NOUNprocessdouble replacement reactiona chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound
English > double replacement reaction: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningA chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound.
Broaderdouble decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesisA 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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