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Cation vs Hexamethonium - What's the difference?

cation | hexamethonium |

As nouns the difference between cation and hexamethonium

is that cation is (brazil) while hexamethonium is (organic chemistry|medicine) any divalent cation derived from hexamethylene diamine, but especially the hexamethyl derivative which is a ganglionic blocker.

cation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A positively charged ion—opposed to anion.
  • (chemistry) The ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode.

    • Derived terms

    * dication * trication * tetracation

    Related terms

    * anion * ion

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    hexamethonium

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hexamethonium) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, medicine) Any divalent cation derived from hexamethylene diamine, but especially the hexamethyl derivative which is a ganglionic blocker