The
conformation of the
macromolecule as a whole. In the polymer literature, molecular
conformation is sometimes referred to as macroconformation. In molecular conformations involving
parallel stems, the latter may be confined to the same crystal or may also extend
over several crystals.
Source:
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
