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Ion vs Endohedral - What's the difference?

ion | endohedral |

As nouns the difference between ion and endohedral

is that ion is ion (electrically charged atom) while endohedral is (chemistry) such a compound.

As an adjective endohedral is

(chemistry) describing a fullerene (or similar molecule) that has additional atoms, ions, or clusters enclosed within their inner spheres.

ion

English

(wikipedia ion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

    • Derived terms

    * anion * autoion * byion * cation * coion * counterion * gegenion * ionic * ionise, ionize * ionogenic * ionome * macroion * microion * multiion * nebenion * photoion * polyion * sulphion * thermion

    endohedral

    English

    Adjective

    (Endohedral fullerene) (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Describing a fullerene (or similar molecule) that has additional atoms, ions, or clusters enclosed within their inner spheres.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Such a compound