disproportionation

[ dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-ney-shuh n, -pohr- ]
/ ˌdɪs prəˌpɔr ʃəˈneɪ ʃən, -ˌpoʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

the simultaneous oxidation and reduction of a substance reacting with itself, thereby forming two dissimilar molecules, as 2C2H4→C2H6+C2H2.

Origin of disproportionation

First recorded in 1925–30; disproportion + -ation

Words nearby disproportionation

British Dictionary definitions for disproportionation

disproportionation
/ (ˌdɪsprəˌpɔːʃəˈneɪʃən) /

noun

a reaction between two identical molecules in which one is reduced and the other oxidized