Title: double-strand macromolecule
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - double-strand macromolecule
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.D01851
Status: current

Definition
A macromolecule that comprises constitutional unit connected in such a way that adjacent constitutional units are joined to each other through three or four atoms, two on one side and either one or two on the other side of each constitutional unit.

Related Terms
- constitutional unit: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01288
- macromolecule: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03667

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2295 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)

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Citation: Citation: 'double-strand macromolecule' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.D01851
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