In chemistry terms the difference between nonbonding and pseudopericyclic
is that nonbonding is not involved in bonding while pseudopericyclic is describing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange roles.
nonbonding
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Alternative forms
*non-bonding
Adjective
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en adjective)
(chemistry) Not involved in bonding
pseudopericyclic
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Adjective
(-)
(label) Describing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange roles