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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)


MOLECULES AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

1.1 macromolecule 1.34 main chain
1.2 oligomer molecule 1.35 end-group
1.3 monomer molecule 1.36 long chain
1.4 regular macromolecule 1.37 short chain
1.5 irregular macromolecule 1.38 single-strand chain
1.6 linear macromolecule 1.39 single-strand macromolecule
1.7 regular oligomer molecule 1.40 double-strand chain
1.8 monomeric unit 1.41 double-strand macromolecule
1.9 macromonomer molecule 1.42 spiro chain
1.10 macroradical 1.43 spiro macromolecule
1.11 pre-polymer molecule 1.44 ladder chain
1.12 macromonomeric unit 1.45 ladder macromolecule
1.13 degree of polymerization 1.46 multi-strand chain
1.14 constitutional unit 1.47 multi-strand macromolecule
1.15 constitutional repeating unit (CRU) 1.48 skeletal structure
1.16 configurational unit 1.49 skeletal atom
1.17 configurational base unit 1.50 skeletal bond
1.18 configurational repeating unit 1.51 star macromolecule
1.19 stereorepeating unit 1.52 comb macromolecule
1.20 tacticity 1.53 branch
1.21 tactic macromolecule 1.54 branch point
1.22 stereoregular macromolecule 1.55 branch unit
1.23 isotactic macromolecule 1.56 pendant group
1.24 syndiotactic macromolecule 1.57 macrocycle
1.25 atactic macromolecule 1.58 network
1.26 block macromolecule 1.59 crosslink
1.27 junction unit 1.60 micronetwork
1.28 graft macromolecule 1.61 loose end
1.29 stereoblock macromolecule 1.62 block
1.30 chain 1.63 constitutional sequence
1.31 subchain 1.64 configurational sequence
1.32 linear chain 1.65 polyelectrolyte molecule
1.33 branched chain 1.66 ionomer molecule

 


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