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Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 68, No.12, pp. 2287-2311, 1996

MACROMOLECULAR DIVISION

COMMISSION ON MACROMOLECULAR NOMENCLATURE

Glossary of basic terms in polymer science
(IUPAC Recommendations 1996)

Prepared for publication by A. D. Jenkins (UK), P. Kratochvìl (Czech Republic), R. F. T. Stepto (UK), and U. W. Suter (Switzerland)


ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF TERMS

Term
Term Definition Number
 
Term
Term Definition Number
alternating copolymer 2.11   multi-strand macromolecule 1.47
anionic polymerization 3.19   n-strand chain 1.46
atactic macromolecule 1.25   n-strand macromolecule 1.47
atactic polymer 2.21   n-star macromolecule 1.51
backbone 1.34   network 1.58
bipolymer 2.5   network polymer 2.41
block 1.62   non-uniform polymer 2.14
block copolymer 2.24   nonad 1.63, 1.64
block macromolecule 1.26   octad 1.63, 1.64
block polymer 2.22   oligomer 1.2, 2.3
branch 1.53  

oligomer molecule

1.2
branch point 1.54   oligomeric 1.2
branch unit 1.55   oligomerization 3.2
branched chain 1.33   pendant chain 1.53
branched polymer 2.34   pendant group 1.56
brush macromolecule 1.52   pentad 1.63, 1.64
cationic polymerization 3.20   pentafunctional 1.54, 1.55
chain 1.3   periodic copolymer 2.12
chain polymerization 3.6   periodic copolymerization 3.12
chain scission 3.24   physical network 1.58
co-oligomer 2.7   polyaddition 3.8
co-oligomerization 3.5   polycondensation 3.7
comb macromolecule 1.52   polydisperse polymer 2.19
comb polymer 2.33   polyelectrolyte 2.38
condensative chain polymerization 3.6   polyelectrolyte molecule 1.65
polymer 1.1, 2.2
configurational base unit 1.17   polymer blend 2.40
configurational repeating unit 1.18  

polymer molecule

1.1
constitutional sequence 1.63   polymer network 2.41
constitutional unit 1.14   polymer-polymer complex 2.43
copolymer 2.5   polymeric 1.1
copolymerization 3.4   polymerization 3.1
covalent network 1.58   pre-polymer 2.37
crosslink 1.59   pre-polymer molecule 1.11
cyclopolymerization 3.23   pseudo-cooligomer 2.8
decad 1.63, 1.64   pseudo-copolymer 2.6
degree of polymerization 3.25   quaterpolymer 2.5
diad 1.63, 1.64   radical copolymerization 3.16
double-strand chain 1.40   radical polymerization 3.15
double-strand copolymer 2.31   random copolymer 2.10
double-strand macromolecule 1.41   random copolymerization 3.10
double-strand polymer 2.30   regular comb macromolecule 1.52
end-group 1.35   regular macromolecule 1.4
f-functional branch point 1.54   regular oligomer molecule 1.7
f-functional branch unit 1.55   regular polymer 2.15
graft copolymer 2.25   regular starhomopolymerization macromolecule 1.51
graft macromolecule 1.28   ring-opening copolymerization 3.14
graft polymer 2.23   ring-opening polymerization 3.13
heptad 1.63, 1.64   segregated star macromolecule 1.51
hexad 1.63, 1.64   semi-interpenetrating polymer network 2.42
homopolymer 2.4   short-chain branch 1.53
homopolymerization 3.3   short chain 1.37
interpenetrating polymer network 2.43   side chain 1.53
ionic copolymerization 3.18   side group 1.56
ionic polymerization 3.17   single-strand chain 1.38
ionomer 2.39   single-strand macromolecule 1.39
ionomer molecule 1.66   single-strand polymer 2.29

irregular macromolecule

1.5   skeletal atom 1.49
irregular polymer 2.16   skeletal bond 1.50
isotactic macromolecule 1.23   skeletal structure 1.48
isotactic polymer 2.18   spiro chain 1.42
junction point 1.54   spiro macromolecule 1.43
junction unit 1.27   spiro polymer 2.30

ladder chain

1.44   star macromolecule 1.51
ladder macromolecule 1.45   star polymer 2.32
ladder polymer 2.30   statistical copolymer 2.9

linear chain

1.32   statistical copolymerization 3.9
linear copolymer 2.28   statistical pseudo-copolymer 2.6
linear macromolecule 1.6   stereoblock macromolecule 1.29
linear polymer 2.27   stereoblock polymer 2.26
living copolymerization 3.22   stereoregular macromolecule 1.22
living polymerization 3.21   stereoregular polymer 2.20
long-chain branch 1.53   stereorepeating unit 1.19
long chain 1.36   subchain 1.2
loose end 1.61   syndiotactic macromolecule 1.24
macrocycle 1.57   syndiotactic polymer 2.19
macromolecular 1.1   tactic macromolecule 1.21
macromolecule 1.1   tactic polymer 2.17
macromonomer 2.35   tacticity 1.20
macromonomer molecule 1.9   telechelic molecule 1.11
macromonomer unit 1.12   telomer 2.3
macromonomeric unit 1.12   telomerization 3.2

macroradical

1.10   terpolymer 2.5
main chain 1.34   tetrad 1.63, 1.64
mer 1.8   tetrafunctional 1.54, 1.55
mesogenic monomer 2.36   triad 1.63, 1.64
micronetwork 1.60   trifunctional 1.54, 1.55
monodisperse polymer 2.13   undecad 1.63, 1.64
monomer 1.8, 2.1   uniform polymer 2.13
monomer molecule 1.3   unzipping 3.25

monomer unit

1.8   variegated star macromolecule 1.51
multi-strand chain 1.46      



 


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