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disproportionation

[ dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-ney-shuh n, -pohr- ]
/ ˌdɪs prəˌpɔr ʃəˈneɪ ʃən, -ˌpoʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

the simultaneous oxidation and reduction of a substance reacting with itself, thereby forming two dissimilar molecules, as 2C2H4→C2H6+C2H2.

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Nearby words

  1. disprize,
  2. disproof,
  3. disproportion,
  4. disproportional,
  5. disproportionate,
  6. disprove,
  7. dispur,
  8. disputable,
  9. disputant,
  10. disputation

Origin of disproportionation

First recorded in 1925–30; disproportion + -ation
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British Dictionary definitions for disproportionation

disproportionation

/ (ˌdɪsprəˌpɔːʃəˈneɪʃən) /

noun

a reaction between two identical molecules in which one is reduced and the other oxidized
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