disproportionation

disproportionation
/dis'preuh pawr'sheuh nay"sheuhn, -pohr'-/, n. Chem.
the simultaneous oxidation and reduction of a substance reacting with itself, thereby forming two dissimilar molecules, as 2C2H4 -> C2H6+C2H2.
[1925-30; DISPROPORTION + -ATION]

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