subchain

of a polymer
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An arbitrarily chosen contiguous sequence of constitutional units in a chain.
Note:
The term 'subchain' may be used to define designated subsets of the constitutional units in a chain.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. (Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2293 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'subchain' 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.S06065 RIS BibTex EndNote
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