comproportionation

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncomproportionation (countable and uncountable, plural comproportionations)

plural comproportionations

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

    Synonyms: symproportionation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA redox reaction where two reactants that share an atom but differ in oxidation number react to a single reaction product.

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