double-replacement reaction

noun

A chemical reaction involving a change of chemical bonds, so that two compounds become two different compounds, in the form AB+CD→AC+BD

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Meanings

noundouble-replacement reaction (plural double-replacement reactions)

plural double-replacement reactions · alternative double replacement reaction

  1. A chemical reaction involving a change of chemical bonds, so that two compounds become two different compounds, in the form AB+CD→AC+BD
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