Term: polymolecularity correction
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04747

Definition:
A correction applied to relationships between a property and the molar mass or relative molecular mass, obtained from polymers non-uniform with respect to relative molecular mass, in order to obtain the corresponding relationship for polymers strictly uniform with respect to relative molecular mass.

Related Terms:
1) relative molecular mass (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05271).

Source: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 57 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

Citation: 'polymolecularity correction' 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.P04747

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