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metathesis

noun

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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Word length
10
Starts with
M
Ends with
S
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
15

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Pronunciation

mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs

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noun

  1. A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)

noun

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

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