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noun
A chemical reaction involving a change of chemical bonds, so that two compounds become two different compounds, in the form AB+CD→AD+CB
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesis
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