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Noun: double decomposition  'dú-bul ,dee,kóm-pu'zi-shun
  1. A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
    - double decomposition reaction, metathesis

Type of: chemical reaction, reaction

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