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disproportionation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pro-por-tion-a-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

disproportionations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

comproportionation dismutation

Questions

What does disproportionation mean?
A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously
Where does disproportionation come from?
Possibly from disproportion + -ation, or from disproportionate + -ion.

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