comproportionation

English

Etymology

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Noun

comproportionation (countable and uncountable, plural comproportionations)

1. (chemistry) A redox reaction where two reactants that share an atom but differ in oxidation number react to a single reaction product.

Synonyms

• symproportionation

Antonyms

• disproportionation