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Pnictogen vs Pnictogenide - What's the difference?

pnictogen | pnictogenide |

As nouns the difference between pnictogen and pnictogenide

is that pnictogen is (chemistry) any element from group 15 of the periodic table; nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth while pnictogenide is (inorganic chemistry) any binary compound containing an anion of a pnictogen; namely nitride, phosphide, arsenide, antimonide or bismuthide.

pnictogen

English

Alternative forms

*pnicogen

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any element from group 15 of the periodic table; nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

    • Synonyms

    * pentel

    Related terms

    * pnictide

    pnictogenide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound containing an anion of a pnictogen; namely nitride, phosphide, arsenide, antimonide or bismuthide