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Dilation vs Dication - What's the difference?

dilation | dication |

As nouns the difference between dilation and dication

is that dilation is the act of dilating while dication is (chemistry) any cation, of general formula x2+, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral species.

dilation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of dilating.
  • State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
  • (obsolete) Delay.
    • (Bishop Hall)

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    dication

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dication) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any cation, of general formula X2+, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral species

    • Derived terms

    * dicationic

    Related terms

    * monocation * trication * tetracation

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