metátesis

Definitions of metátesis
  1. 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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    type of:
    reacción química
    (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
  2. noun
    a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
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