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disproportionation

disproportionation noun: a form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously.

Noun

disproportionation (countable and uncountable, plural disproportionations)

  1. A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously
  2. A reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant.

disproportionation meaning in Tamil

disproportionation in Tamil

விகிதசமமாதலின்மை, விகிதச் சிதைவு

Forms of disproportionation

pluraldisproportionations

Origin of disproportionation

Possibly from disproportion + -ation, or from disproportionate + -ion.

Questions about disproportionation

What does disproportionation mean?
Disproportionation means a form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously.
What is disproportionation in Tamil?
Disproportionation in Tamil is விகிதசமமாதலின்மை, விகிதச் சிதைவு. See Disproportionation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is disproportionation?
Disproportionation is a noun.
What is the plural of disproportionation?
The plural of disproportionation is disproportionations.

Words near disproportionation in the dictionary

  1. disproportionated
  2. disproportionately
  3. disproportionateness
  4. disproportionates
  5. disproportionating
  6. disproportionation
  7. disproportionations
  8. disproportioned
  9. disproportioning
  10. disproportions
  11. dispropriate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disproportionation (page history and authors); disproportionation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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