Term: partially draining
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04414

Definition:
An adjective describing a chain macromolecule that behaves in a hydrodynamic field as though the solvent within the domain of the macromolecule were progressively more immobilized with respect to the macromolecule in the direction from its outer fringes inward. A freely draining macromolecule and a non-draining macromolecule are two extremes of the concept of a partially draining macromolecule.

Related Terms:
1) freely draining (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02516).
2) non-draining (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04191).

Source: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 61 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

Citation: 'partially draining' 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.P04414

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