metatheses in English
noun
1
the transposition of sounds or letters in a word.
X sometimes alternates with sk by metathesis : Manx for earlier Mansk; piskey as a variant of pixie; ax as a dialect form of ask.
2
a reaction in which two compounds exchange ions, typically with precipitation of an insoluble product.
Recently there has also been a growing interest in utilising what is known as the alkene metathesis reaction for altering chain-lengths of ‘oils’ to form new compounds.
noun
double decomposition
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