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noun
a reaction between two substances in which two parts of each substance are exchanged; metathesis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: double decomposition reaction, metathesis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chemical reaction, reaction
Narrower terms: double replacement reaction
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