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Pure Appl. Chem.,
Vol. 68, No.12, pp. 2287-2311, 1996
MACROMOLECULAR
DIVISION
COMMISSION
ON MACROMOLECULAR NOMENCLATURE
Glossary of basic terms in polymer science
(IUPAC Recommendations 1996)
Prepared for publication by A. D. Jenkins (UK), P. Kratochvìl
(Czech Republic), R. F. T. Stepto (UK), and U. W. Suter (Switzerland)
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF TERMS
Term
|
Term Definition Number
|
|
Term
|
Term Definition Number
|
alternating
copolymer |
2.11 |
|
multi-strand
macromolecule |
1.47 |
anionic
polymerization |
3.19 |
|
n-strand
chain |
1.46 |
atactic
macromolecule |
1.25 |
|
n-strand
macromolecule |
1.47 |
atactic
polymer |
2.21 |
|
n-star
macromolecule |
1.51 |
backbone |
1.34 |
|
network |
1.58 |
bipolymer |
2.5 |
|
network
polymer |
2.41 |
block |
1.62 |
|
non-uniform
polymer |
2.14 |
block
copolymer |
2.24 |
|
nonad |
1.63, 1.64 |
block
macromolecule |
1.26 |
|
octad |
1.63, 1.64 |
block
polymer |
2.22 |
|
oligomer |
1.2, 2.3 |
branch |
1.53 |
|
oligomer molecule
|
1.2 |
branch
point |
1.54 |
|
oligomeric |
1.2 |
branch
unit |
1.55 |
|
oligomerization |
3.2 |
branched
chain |
1.33 |
|
pendant
chain |
1.53 |
branched
polymer |
2.34 |
|
pendant
group |
1.56 |
brush
macromolecule |
1.52 |
|
pentad |
1.63, 1.64 |
cationic
polymerization |
3.20 |
|
pentafunctional |
1.54, 1.55 |
chain |
1.3 |
|
periodic
copolymer |
2.12 |
chain
polymerization |
3.6 |
|
periodic
copolymerization |
3.12 |
chain
scission |
3.24 |
|
physical
network |
1.58 |
co-oligomer |
2.7 |
|
polyaddition |
3.8 |
co-oligomerization |
3.5 |
|
polycondensation |
3.7 |
comb
macromolecule |
1.52 |
|
polydisperse
polymer |
2.19 |
comb
polymer |
2.33 |
|
polyelectrolyte |
2.38 |
condensative
chain polymerization |
3.6 |
|
polyelectrolyte
molecule |
1.65 |
polymer |
1.1, 2.2 |
configurational
base unit |
1.17 |
|
polymer
blend |
2.40 |
configurational
repeating unit |
1.18 |
|
polymer molecule
|
1.1 |
constitutional
sequence |
1.63 |
|
polymer
network |
2.41 |
constitutional
unit |
1.14 |
|
polymer-polymer
complex |
2.43 |
copolymer |
2.5 |
|
polymeric |
1.1 |
copolymerization |
3.4 |
|
polymerization |
3.1 |
covalent
network |
1.58 |
|
pre-polymer |
2.37 |
crosslink |
1.59 |
|
pre-polymer
molecule |
1.11 |
cyclopolymerization |
3.23 |
|
pseudo-cooligomer |
2.8 |
decad |
1.63, 1.64 |
|
pseudo-copolymer |
2.6 |
degree
of polymerization |
3.25 |
|
quaterpolymer |
2.5 |
diad |
1.63, 1.64 |
|
radical
copolymerization |
3.16 |
double-strand
chain |
1.40 |
|
radical
polymerization |
3.15 |
double-strand
copolymer |
2.31 |
|
random
copolymer |
2.10 |
double-strand
macromolecule |
1.41 |
|
random
copolymerization |
3.10 |
double-strand
polymer |
2.30 |
|
regular
comb macromolecule |
1.52 |
end-group |
1.35 |
|
regular
macromolecule |
1.4 |
f-functional
branch point |
1.54 |
|
regular
oligomer molecule |
1.7 |
f-functional
branch unit |
1.55 |
|
regular
polymer |
2.15 |
graft
copolymer |
2.25 |
|
regular
starhomopolymerization macromolecule |
1.51 |
graft
macromolecule |
1.28 |
|
ring-opening
copolymerization |
3.14 |
graft
polymer |
2.23 |
|
ring-opening
polymerization |
3.13 |
heptad |
1.63, 1.64 |
|
segregated
star macromolecule |
1.51 |
hexad |
1.63, 1.64 |
|
semi-interpenetrating
polymer network |
2.42 |
homopolymer |
2.4 |
|
short-chain
branch |
1.53 |
homopolymerization |
3.3 |
|
short
chain |
1.37 |
interpenetrating
polymer network |
2.43 |
|
side
chain |
1.53 |
ionic
copolymerization |
3.18 |
|
side
group |
1.56 |
ionic
polymerization |
3.17 |
|
single-strand
chain |
1.38 |
ionomer |
2.39 |
|
single-strand
macromolecule |
1.39 |
ionomer
molecule |
1.66 |
|
single-strand
polymer |
2.29 |
irregular macromolecule
|
1.5 |
|
skeletal
atom |
1.49 |
irregular
polymer |
2.16 |
|
skeletal
bond |
1.50 |
isotactic
macromolecule |
1.23 |
|
skeletal
structure |
1.48 |
isotactic
polymer |
2.18 |
|
spiro
chain |
1.42 |
junction
point |
1.54 |
|
spiro
macromolecule |
1.43 |
junction
unit |
1.27 |
|
spiro
polymer |
2.30 |
ladder chain
|
1.44 |
|
star
macromolecule |
1.51 |
ladder
macromolecule |
1.45 |
|
star
polymer |
2.32 |
ladder
polymer |
2.30 |
|
statistical
copolymer |
2.9 |
linear chain
|
1.32 |
|
statistical
copolymerization |
3.9 |
linear
copolymer |
2.28 |
|
statistical
pseudo-copolymer |
2.6 |
linear
macromolecule |
1.6 |
|
stereoblock
macromolecule |
1.29 |
linear
polymer |
2.27 |
|
stereoblock
polymer |
2.26 |
living
copolymerization |
3.22 |
|
stereoregular
macromolecule |
1.22 |
living
polymerization |
3.21 |
|
stereoregular
polymer |
2.20 |
long-chain
branch |
1.53 |
|
stereorepeating
unit |
1.19 |
long
chain |
1.36 |
|
subchain |
1.2 |
loose
end |
1.61 |
|
syndiotactic
macromolecule |
1.24 |
macrocycle |
1.57 |
|
syndiotactic
polymer |
2.19 |
macromolecular |
1.1 |
|
tactic
macromolecule |
1.21 |
macromolecule |
1.1 |
|
tactic
polymer |
2.17 |
macromonomer |
2.35 |
|
tacticity |
1.20 |
macromonomer
molecule |
1.9 |
|
telechelic
molecule |
1.11 |
macromonomer
unit |
1.12 |
|
telomer |
2.3 |
macromonomeric
unit |
1.12 |
|
telomerization |
3.2 |
macroradical
|
1.10 |
|
terpolymer |
2.5 |
main
chain |
1.34 |
|
tetrad |
1.63,
1.64 |
mer |
1.8 |
|
tetrafunctional |
1.54,
1.55 |
mesogenic
monomer |
2.36 |
|
triad |
1.63,
1.64 |
micronetwork |
1.60 |
|
trifunctional |
1.54,
1.55 |
monodisperse
polymer |
2.13 |
|
undecad |
1.63,
1.64 |
monomer |
1.8, 2.1 |
|
uniform
polymer |
2.13 |
monomer
molecule |
1.3 |
|
unzipping |
3.25 |
monomer unit
|
1.8 |
|
variegated
star macromolecule |
1.51 |
multi-strand
chain |
1.46 |
|
|
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