| NOUN | process | metathesis | a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence |
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| process | metathesis, double decomposition, 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) |
| Meaning | A linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence. | |
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| Broader | linguistic process | A process involved in human language |
| Spanish | metátesis | |
| Catalan | metàtesi | |
| Meaning | A 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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| Synonyms | double decomposition, double decomposition reaction | |
| Narrower | double replacement reaction | A chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound |
| Broader | chemical reaction, reaction | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others |
| Spanish | metátesis | |
| Catalan | metàtesi | |
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