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Hexamethyl vs Hexamethonium - What's the difference?

hexamethyl | hexamethonium |

As nouns the difference between hexamethyl and hexamethonium

is that hexamethyl is (in combination) six methyl groups in a molecule while hexamethonium is any divalent cation derived from hexamethylene diamine, but especially the hexamethyl derivative which is a ganglionic blocker.

hexamethyl

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Noun

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  • (organic chemistry) (in combination ) six methyl groups in a molecule

    • 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