DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION


Meaning of DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION in English

Chem.

a reaction whose result is the interchange of two parts of two substances to form two new substances, as AgNO 3 + NaCl -> AgCl + NaNO 3 . Also called metathesis .

[ 1865-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .