Meanings
noundisproportionation (countable and uncountable, plural disproportionations)
plural disproportionations
- countableuncountablechemistryA form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously
- countableuncountablechemistryA reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant.
Origin
Possibly from disproportion + -ation, or from disproportionate + -ion.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French dismutation
- dismutationa form of redox reaction wherein the reactant is both oxidized and reduced
German Disproportionierung
- Disproportionierunga form of redox reaction wherein the reactant is both oxidized and reduced
Italian disproporzionamento
- disproporzionamentoa form of redox reaction wherein the reactant is both oxidized and reduced
Korean 불균등화
- 불균등화 (bulgyundeunghwa)a form of redox reaction wherein the reactant is both oxidized and reduced
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APA
disproportionation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disproportionation
MLA
“disproportionation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disproportionation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disproportionation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disproportionation.
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