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Phosphonate vs Biphosphonate - What's the difference?

phosphonate | biphosphonate |

As nouns the difference between phosphonate and biphosphonate

is that phosphonate is while biphosphonate is (organic chemistry) any compound that has two phosphonate groups.

phosphonate

English

(wikipedia phosphonate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity.

    • Derived terms

    * bisphosphonate

    biphosphonate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phosphonate groups
  • (medicine) bisphosphonate