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Noun: double decomposition reaction
  1. A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
    "The reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride is an example of double decomposition reaction";
    - double decomposition, metathesis

Derived forms: double decomposition reactions

Type of: chemical reaction, reaction