graft copolymer

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A
copolymer
that is a
graft polymer
.
Note:
In the
constituent
macromolecules of a graft
copolymer
, adjacent blocks in the main chain or side-chains, or both, are constitutionally different, i.e. adjacent blocks comprise
constitutional units
derived from different species of
monomer
or from the same species of
monomer
but with a different composition or
sequence
distribution of constitutional units.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. (Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2303 [Terms] [Paper]