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Ionome vs Ionomer - What's the difference?

ionome | ionomer |

As nouns the difference between ionome and ionomer

is that ionome is (biology) all the inorganic ions present in an organism while ionomer is (chemistry) a polymer, or a biological macromolecule (such as a protein) in which a small but significant proportion of the constituent monomers have ionic groups.

ionome

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) All the inorganic ions present in an organism

    • Related terms

    * ionomics

    ionomer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) a polymer, or a biological macromolecule (such as a protein) in which a small but significant proportion of the constituent monomers have ionic groups

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