Metathesis vs. Metathetic

Metathesisnoun

The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.

Metatheticadjective

(linguistics) Exhibiting metathesis.

Metathesisnoun

(inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.

Metatheticadjective

Of or pertaining to metathesis.

Metathesisnoun

(organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

Metathesisnoun

Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.

Metathesisnoun

A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.

Metathesisnoun

The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt.

Metathesisnoun

a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence

Metathesisnoun

a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)