Taxonomy vs Thiosulphate - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and thiosulphate

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while thiosulphate is a salt of thiosulphuric acid.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    thiosulphate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * thiosulfate (US )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A salt of thiosulphuric acid.
  • * 2002 , Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction'', Oxford 2004, p. 46 (''note ):
    • Gold sulphide is insoluble, but gold thiosulphate , compounded of gold, sulphur, and oxygen, dissolves readily enough.