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Double decomposition Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Double decomposition has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

a reaction between two substances in which two parts of each substance are exchanged; metathesis

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
chemical reaction
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
double replacement reaction
Rhyming Words
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