métathèse
French
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) metathesis (the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped)
- (phonology) metathesis
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin metathesis borrowed from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις.
Origin
Ancient Greek
μετάθεσις
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- metathesis English
- metathesis Latin
- μετάθεσις Ancient Greek
- metátese Portuguese
- metatese Danish