Term: parallel-chain crystal
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04402

Definition:
A type of crystal resulting from parallel packing of stems, irrespective of the stems' directional sense.

Source: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 84 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

Citation: 'parallel-chain crystal' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04402

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