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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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While only a very limited number of words with Old English metathesis survive into Modem English, those with Middle English metathesis have proved to be much more stable, retaining the metathetic form until Present-day English.
 
 
 
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