acid disproportionation
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acid disproportionation
(′as·əd ′dis·prə′pör·shə′nā·shən)
(chemistry) The self-oxidation of a sample of an oxidized element to the next higher oxidation state and then a corresponding reduction to lower oxidation states.
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