Temporarily deactivated chain carrier.
Note:
A dormant polymer chain can be reactivated to a propagating chain under the polymerization conditions within the timescale of the polymerization.
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1120 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)