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metathesis
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metathesis /me·tath·e·sis/ (mĕ-tath´ĕ-sis)
1. artificial transfer of a morbid process.
2. a chemical reaction in which an element or radical in one compound exchanges places with another element or radical in another compound.
me·tath·e·sis (m-tth-ss)
n. pl. me·tath·e·ses (-sz)
Double decomposition of chemical compounds in which an element or radical of one compound exchanges places with another element or radical in another compound.
metathesis [mĕ-tath´ĕ-sis]
1. artificial transfer of a morbid process.
2. a chemical reaction in which an element or radical in one compound exchanges places with another element or radical in another compound.
metathesis
1. artificial transfer of a morbid process.
2. a chemical reaction in which an element or radical in one compound exchanges places with another element or radical in another compound.
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