Words Like METATHESIS
We have put together a list of words that are similar to METATHESIS.
1 Alternative Words Similar to metathesis
2 examples of metathesis
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pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.
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thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt
10 definitions of metathesis
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Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word
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A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.
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The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals.
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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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a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
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Linguistics Transposition within a word of letters, sounds, or syllables, as in the change from Old English brid to modern English bird or in the confusion of modren for modern.
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Chemistry Double decomposition.
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In grammar, transposition, more especially of the letters, sounds, or syllables of a word, as in the case of Anglo-Saxon ācsian, ās-cian, English ax, ask; Anglo-Saxon brid, English bird.
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In surgery, a change in place of a morbid substance; an operation removing a morbific agent from one part to another, as in couching for cataract
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In logic, same as conversion.