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Polyether vs Halichondrin - What's the difference?

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In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between polyether and halichondrin

is that polyether is (organic chemistry) a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom while halichondrin is (organic chemistry) any of a family of macrocyclic polyethers initially isolated from sponges of the genus (taxlink).

As nouns the difference between polyether and halichondrin

is that polyether is (organic chemistry) a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom while halichondrin is (organic chemistry) any of a family of macrocyclic polyethers initially isolated from sponges of the genus (taxlink).

polyether

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom

    • halichondrin

    English

    Noun

    (Halichondrin B) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a family of macrocyclic polyethers initially isolated from sponges of the genus (taxlink)