Title: regular single-strand polymer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - regular single-strand polymer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.R05250
Status: current

Definition
A regular linear polymer that can be described by a preferred constitutional repeating unit in which both terminal constituent subunits are connected through single atoms to the other identical constitutional repeating units or to an end group.

Related Terms
- constituent: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01281
- constitutional repeating unit: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01286
- linear polymer: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/L03556

Source
- Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 110 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

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Citation: Citation: 'regular single-strand polymer' 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.R05250
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