As nouns the difference between heteroatom and phosphatrane
is that heteroatom is heteroatom while phosphatrane is (organic chemistry) any atrane having phosphorus as the heteroatom.
heteroatom
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.
Related terms
*heterocycle
*homoatom
phosphatrane
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any atrane having phosphorus as the heteroatom