Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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metathesis | Yes | No | No | No |
double decomposition | Yes | No | No | No |
metathesis (noun) | double decomposition (noun) |
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a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) | a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) |
a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence |