branched chain

in polymers
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A chain with at least one branch point intermediate between the boundary units.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. (Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2293 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'branched chain' 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.B00721 RIS BibTex EndNote
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