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metatheses

metatheses is the plural of metathesis.

Meaning of metathesis

Noun

metathesis (countable and uncountable, plural metatheses)

  1. (rhetoric) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word.
  2. The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
  3. The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

Phrases with metatheses

Questions about metatheses

What is metatheses the plural of?
Metatheses is the plural of metathesis.

Words near metatheses in the dictionary

  1. metatherian
  2. metatherians
  3. metathesauri
  4. metathesaurus
  5. metathesauruses
  6. metatheses
  7. metathesiophobia
  8. metathesis
  9. metathesise
  10. metathesised
  11. metathesises

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