disproportionation

English

Etymology

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

Noun

disproportionation (countable and uncountable, plural disproportionations)

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

• comproportionation
• dismutation

Translations

a form of redox reaction wherein the reactant is both oxidized and reduced

• French: dismutation (fr) f
• German: Disproportionierung f
• Italian: disproporzionamento m
• Korean: 불균등화 (bulgyundeunghwa)
• Spanish: dismutación f