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disproportionation

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dis⋅pro⋅por⋅tion⋅a⋅tion

  [dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-ney-shuhn, -pohr-]
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–noun Chemistry.
the simultaneous oxidation and reduction of a substance reacting with itself, thereby forming two dissimilar molecules, as 2C2H4→C2H6+C2H2.
Origin:
1925–30; disproportion + -ation
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