disproportionation

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from disproportion +‎ -ation, or from disproportionate +‎ -ion. === Noun === disproportionation (countable and uncountable, plural disproportionations) (chemistry) A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously (chemistry) A reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant. ==== Related terms ==== comproportionation dismutation ==== Translations ====