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Definition metathesis

Etymology

From Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek ????????? (metáthesis), from ???? (metá, “among”) +‎ ????? (thésis, “placement”).

Noun

metathesis (countable and uncountable, plural metatheses)

  1. (phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
  3. (organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

Results 375 Words with the letters METATHESIS

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15 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
CHEMOTHERAPISTS 28
DISENCHANTMENTS 27
DISHEARTENMENTS 23
HETEROTHALLISMS 24
HYPERSTIMULATES 27
REESTABLISHMENT 25
SYMPATHECTOMIES 31
14 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
CHRESTOMATHIES 24
ESTABLISHMENTS 24
TRACHEOSTOMIES 22
13 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
AESTHETICISMS 21
CHASTISEMENTS 22
ESTABLISHMENT 23
12 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
AESTHETICISM 20
CHASTISEMENT 21
HARVESTTIMES 21
10 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
METATHESIS 15
9 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
ESTIMATES 12
HEMATITES 14
HESITATES 11
STEAMIEST 12
8 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
ATHEISMS 13
ATHEISTS 10
ESTHESIA 10
ESTIMATE 11
ETATISMS 11
HASTIEST 10
HEMATITE 13
HESITATE 10
MEATIEST 11
MESHIEST 13
MISSTATE 11
SEAMIEST 11
STAITHES 10
TEATIMES 11
7 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
ASHIEST 9
ATHEISM 12
ATHEIST 9
EASIEST 7
ESTATES 7
ETATISM 10
HESSITE 9
MASHIES 12
MESSIAH 12
METATES 10
METISSE 10
MISEASE 10
MISEATS 10
MISSEAT 10
SAMITES 10
SIAMESE 10
STAITHE 9
STATISM 10
TAMISES 10
TEATIME 10
THEISMS 12
THEISTS 9
6 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
EASIES 6
EMESIS 9
ESTATE 6
HASTES 8
HEISTS 8
MAISTS 9
MASHES 11
MASHIE 11
MATTES 9
MESHES 11
METATE 9
MISATE 9
MISEAT 9
MISSET 9
SAITHE 8
SAMITE 9
SESAME 9
SESTET 6
SHAMES 11
SHEETS 8
SHIEST 8
SIESTA 6
SMITES 9
SMITHS 11
STATES 6
STEAMS 9
STIMES 9
TAMEST 9
TASSET 6
TASSIE 6
TASTES 6
TEASES 6
TESTAE 6
TESTES 6
TESTIS 6
THEISM 11
THEIST 8
THEMES 11
THESES 8
THESIS 8
THETAS 8
TITHES 8
TMESES 9
TMESIS 9
TSETSE 6
5 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
AMIES 8
AMISS 8
ASHES 7
ASSET 5
EASES 5
EASTS 5
EMITS 8
HAEMS 10
HAETS 7
HAMES 10
HASTE 7
HATES 7
HEATS 7
HEIST 7
HEMES 10
HESTS 7
HISTS 7
ITEMS 8
MAIST 8
MASSE 8
MASTS 8
MATES 8
MATHS 10
MATTE 8
MATTS 8
MEATS 8
MEETS 8
MESAS 8
METES 8
METHS 10
METIS 8
MISES 8
MISTS 8
MITES 8
MITTS 8
SAITH 7
SATEM 8
SATES 5
SATIS 5
SEAMS 8
SEATS 5
SEEMS 8
SEISE 5
SEISM 8
SEMES 8
SEMIS 8
SETAE 5
SETTS 5
SHAME 10
SHAMS 10
SHEAS 7
SHEET 7
SHIES 7
SHIMS 10
SHIST 7
SHITS 7
SIMAS 8
SITES 5
SMASH 10
SMITE 8
SMITH 10
STASH 7
STATE 5
STATS 5
STEAM 8
STEMS 8
STETS 5
STIES 5
STIME 8
TAMES 8
TAMIS 8
TASSE 5
TASTE 5
TATES 5
TEAMS 8
TEASE 5
TEATS 5
TEEMS 8
TEETH 7
TESTA 5
TESTS 5
TETHS 7
THEME 10
THESE 7
THETA 7
TIMES 8
TITHE 7
4 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
AHEM 9
AIMS 7
AITS 4
AMIE 7
AMIS 7
ATES 4
EASE 4
EAST 4
EATH 6
EATS 4
EMES 7
EMIT 7
ESES 4
ETAS 4
ETHS 6
HAEM 9
HAES 6
HAET 6
HAME 9
HAMS 9
HAST 6
HATE 6
HATS 6
HEAT 6
HEME 9
HEMI 9
HEMS 9
HEST 6
HETS 6
HIES 6
HISS 6
HIST 6
HITS 6
ISMS 7
ITEM 7
MAES 7
MASH 9
MASS 7
MAST 7
MATE 7
MATH 9
MATS 7
MATT 7
MEAT 7
MEET 7
MESA 7
MESH 9
MESS 7
META 7
METE 7
METH 9
MISE 7
MISS 7
MIST 7
MITE 7
MITT 7
SAME 7
SASH 6
SATE 4
SATI 4
SEAM 7
SEAS 4
SEAT 4
SEEM 7
SEES 4
SEIS 4
SEME 7
SEMI 7
SETA 4
SETS 4
SETT 4
SHAM 9
SHAT 6
SHEA 6
SHES 6
SHIM 9
SHIT 6
SIMA 7
SIMS 7
SITE 4
SITH 6
SITS 4
SMIT 7
STAT 4
STEM 7
STET 4
TAME 7
TAMS 7
TASS 4
TATE 4
TATS 4
TEAM 7
TEAS 4
TEAT 4
TEEM 7
TEES 4
TEST 4
TETH 6
TETS 4
THAE 6
THAT 6
THEE 6
THEM 9
THIS 6
TIES 4
TIME 7
TITS 4
3 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
AHI 5
AHS 5
AIM 6
AIS 3
AIT 3
AMI 6
ASH 5
ASS 3
ATE 3
ATT 3
EAT 3
EME 6
EMS 6
ESS 3
ETA 3
ETH 5
HAE 5
HAM 8
HAS 5
HAT 5
HEM 8
HES 5
HET 5
HIE 5
HIM 8
HIS 5
HIT 5
ISM 6
ITS 3
MAE 6
MAS 6
MAT 6
MET 6
MIS 6
SAE 3
SAT 3
SEA 3
SEE 3
SEI 3
SET 3
SHA 5
SHE 5
SIM 6
SIS 3
SIT 3
TAE 3
TAM 6
TAS 3
TAT 3
TEA 3
TEE 3
TET 3
THE 5
TIE 3
TIS 3
TIT 3
2 letter words with the letters METATHESIS ↑
AE 2
AH 4
AI 2
AM 5
AS 2
AT 2
EH 4
EM 5
ES 2
ET 2
HA 4
HE 4
HI 4
HM 7
IS 2
IT 2
MA 5
ME 5
MI 5
SH 4
SI 2
TA 2
TI 2

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