in polymers
Also contains definitions of: diads in polymers, tetrads in polymers, triads
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01287
The whole or part of a chain comprising one or more species of constitutional unit(s) in defined sequence.
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Constitutional sequences comprising two constitutional units are termed diads, those comprising three constitutional units triads, and so on. In order of increasing sequence lengths they are called tetrads, pentads, hexads, heptads, octads, nonads, decads, undecads, etc.
Constitutional sequences comprising two constitutional units are termed diads, those comprising three constitutional units triads, and so on. In order of increasing sequence lengths they are called tetrads, pentads, hexads, heptads, octads, nonads, decads, undecads, etc.