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Homonuclear vs Polynuclear - What's the difference?

homonuclear | polynuclear |

As adjectives the difference between homonuclear and polynuclear

is that homonuclear is having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope while polynuclear is having multiple nuclei.

homonuclear

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry, of a molecule) Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope.
  • (organic chemistry, of a reaction etc) Taking place within the same ring of a compound.

    • Antonyms

    * heteronuclear

    polynuclear

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) having multiple nuclei
  • (chemistry) polycyclic