the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word
2. chemistry another name for double decomposition
Derived forms
metathetic (ˌmɛtəˈθɛtɪk) or metathetical (ˌmetaˈthetical)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from metatithenai to transpose
Examples of 'metatheses' in a sentence
metatheses
This review focuses on the progress made in aqueous olefin metatheses and their applications in chemical biology.
Valerio Sabatino, Thomas R. Ward 2019, 'Aqueous olefin metathesis: recent developments and applications', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.39. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)