disproportionation
Noun

disproportionation

  1. (chemistry) A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously
  2. (chemistry) A reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant.
Related terms Translations
  • French: dismutation
  • German: Disproportionierung
  • Italian: disproporzionamento
  • Spanish: dismutación



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