DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double decomposition mean? 

• DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION has 1 sense:

1. a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

double decomposition; double decomposition reaction; metathesis

Hypernyms ("double decomposition" is a kind of...):

chemical reaction; reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "double decomposition"):

double replacement reaction (a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound)