spiro macromolecule
A
double-strand macromolecule
consisting of an uninterrupted
sequence
of rings, with adjacent rings having only one atom in common. Alternatively, a spiro macromolecule is a
double-strand macromolecule
with adjacent
constitutional units
joined to each other through three atoms, two on one side and one on the other side of each
constitutional unit
.
Source:
PAC, 1996,
68
, 2287
(Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2295