Definition
A chemical reaction where a single substance both gains and loses electrons, acting as both oxidizing and reducing agent simultaneously.
Etymology
From Latin dis- (apart) + mutatio (change), entering English chemistry vocabulary in the 19th century. The prefix dis- suggests the splitting apart of one compound into two products.
Kelly Says
Hydrogen peroxide dismutates spontaneously—one oxygen is reduced while another is oxidized, which is why it bubbles and breaks down over time on your bathroom shelf!
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রান্তিকরণ
pra-an-tik-ron
CACatalà
dismutació
di-smu-ta-ció
CSČeština
dismutace
di-smu-ta-ce
DADansk
dismutation
di-smu-ta-tion
DEDeutsch
Dismutation
di-smu-ta-tion
ELΕλληνικά
διαμόρφωση
dia-mor-fo-si
ESEspañol
dismutación
di-smu-ta-sión
FISuomi
dismutaatio
di-smu-ta-tio
FRFrançais
dismutation
di-smu-ta-tion
HIहिन्दी
परिवर्तन
pa-ri-var-tan
HUMagyar
diszmutáció
disz-mu-ta-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
dismutasi
di-smu-ta-si
ITItaliano
dismutazione
di-smu-ta-zione
KMKM
ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ
ka-r ph-laas-b-tro
MRMR
परिवर्तन
pa-ri-var-tan
MSBahasa Melayu
dismutasi
di-smu-ta-si
NLNederlands
dismutatie
di-smu-ta-tie
NONorsk
dismutation
di-smu-ta-tion
PLPolski
dysmutacja
dys-mu-ta-cja
PTPortuguês
dismutação
di-smu-ta-ção
RORomână
dismutație
di-smu-ta-ție
RUРусский
димутация
di-mu-ta-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
dismutation
di-smu-ta-tion
SWKiswahili
mabadiliko
ma-ba-di-li-ko
TAதமிழ்
மாற்றம்
ma-ar-tram
TEతెలుగు
విషయం
vi-sha-yam
THไทย
การเปลี่ยนแปลง
gan-plian-pa-long
TLTL
pagbabago
pa-ga-ba-go
TRTürkçe
dismutasyon
di-smu-ta-syon
UKУкраїнська
димутація
di-mu-ta-tsiya
VITiếng Việt
biến đổi
bien doi
ZUZU
ukusasaza
u-ku-sa-sa-za