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Isomer vs Octachlorobiphenyl - What's the difference?

isomer | octachlorobiphenyl |

As nouns the difference between isomer and octachlorobiphenyl

is that isomer is isomer while octachlorobiphenyl is (organic compound) either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.

isomer

English

(wikipedia isomer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
  • (physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.

    • Synonyms

    * nuclear isomer

    Related terms

    * isomerism * structural isomer * positional isomer * geometric isomer * nuclear isomer * optical isomer * stereoisomer

    See also

    * isotope

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    octachlorobiphenyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms