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Phosphonate vs Aminophosphonate - What's the difference?

phosphonate | aminophosphonate |

As nouns the difference between phosphonate and aminophosphonate

is that phosphonate is any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity while aminophosphonate is any amino derivative of a phosphonate, but especially the α-aminophosphonates that have physiological activity.

phosphonate

English

(wikipedia phosphonate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity.

    • Derived terms

    * bisphosphonate

    aminophosphonate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phosphonate, but especially the ?-aminophosphonates that have physiological activity