https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04818
A
macromolecule
or oligomer molecule
capable of entering, through reactive groups, into further polymerization
, thereby contributing more than one monomeric unit
to at least one chain of the final macromolecule. A pre-polymer
molecule capable of entering into further polymerization
through reactive end-groups
, often deliberately introduced, is known as a telechelic molecule.