carbocation

In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between primary and carbocation

is that primary is (chemistry) illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement while carbocation is (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.

As nouns the difference between primary and carbocation

is that primary is a primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party while carbocation is (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.

As an adjective primary

is the first in a group or series.

As a verb primary

is (us|intransitive) to take part in a primary election.

As nouns the difference between cathode and carbocation

is that cathode is (electricity) an electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards) it usually, but not always, has a negative voltage while carbocation is (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.

As nouns the difference between carbene and carbocation

is that carbene is while carbocation is (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.

Carenium is likely misspelled.

Carenium has no English definition.

As a noun carbocation

is any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.

As nouns the difference between carbocation and carbonation

is that carbocation is (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms while carbonation is the state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid.

As nouns the difference between carbocation and oxocarbenium

is that carbocation is (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms while oxocarbenium is (organic chemistry) any canonical form of a carbocation having the positive charge on an oxygen atom.

In chemistry terms the difference between carbocation and triphenylmethylium

is that carbocation is any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms while triphenylmethylium is a highly stable carbocation resulting from the loss of a water molecule from the protonated form of triphenylmethanol.