phosphonate

In chemistry terms the difference between phosphate and phosphonate

is that phosphate is any salt or ester of phosphoric acid while phosphonate is any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity.

As a verb phosphate

is to treat or coat with a phosphate or with phosphoric acid.

As a noun phosphonate is

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As nouns the difference between phosphonite and phosphonate

is that phosphonite is any organophosphorus compound of general formula (RO)₂(R^')P while phosphonate is any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity.

As nouns the difference between phosphonate and phosphinate

is that phosphonate is any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity while phosphinate is any organophosphorus compound of general formula R₂(R^'O)P=O.

As a verb phosphorate

is to combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize.

As a noun phosphonate is

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As nouns the difference between phosphonate and biphosphonate

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

As nouns the difference between phosphonate and aminophosphonate

is that phosphonate is any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity while aminophosphonate is any amino derivative of a phosphonate, but especially the α-aminophosphonates that have physiological activity.

As nouns the difference between phosphonate and ketophosphonate

is that phosphonate is while ketophosphonate is (organic chemistry) any compound, the salt or ester of a ketophosphonic acid, having both ketone and phosphonate groups.

As nouns the difference between phosphonate and polyphosphonate

is that phosphonate is while polyphosphonate is any polymer of one or more phosphonates.