Množina: double decompositions
A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds; SYN. metathesis.
Reaction between two chemical substances (usually salts in solution) that results in the exchange of a constituent from each compound to create two different compounds.
For example, if silver nitrate solution is added to a solution of sodium chloride, there is an exchange of ions yielding sodium nitrate and silver chloride.