Metathesis

noun

/mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounThe transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.

2.nounThe double decomposition of inorganic salts.

3.nounThe breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

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