métathèse
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
métathèse f (plural métathèses)
- (chemistry) metathesis (the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped)
- (phonology) metathesis
- Synonym: interversion
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “métathèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.