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Isomer vs Trimethylpentane - What's the difference?

isomer | trimethylpentane |

As nouns the difference between isomer and trimethylpentane

is that isomer is (chemistry) any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure while trimethylpentane is (organic compound) any of several isomers of octane having three methyl groups attached to a pentane chain; especially isooctane, used as a standard for octane number.

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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    trimethylpentane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomers of octane having three methyl groups attached to a pentane chain; especially isooctane, used as a standard for octane number