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metathesis

me·tat·he·sis

UK/məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ US/məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence

2.

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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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), from μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”).

Phrases

  • olefin metathesis
  • quantitative metathesis

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