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Anion vs Pentaphosphate - What's the difference?

anion | pentaphosphate |

As nouns the difference between anion and pentaphosphate

is that anion is (negatively charged ion) while pentaphosphate is (chemistry) a compound having five phosphate groups.

anion

English

(wikipedia anion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A negatively charged ion.

    • Related terms

    * cation

    Anagrams

    * ----

    pentaphosphate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A compound having five phosphate groups
  • (chemistry) A polymeric anion composed of five linked phosphate groups; any salt containing this anion

    • See also

    *pentakisphosphate