subchain
of a polymer
An arbitrarily chosen contiguous
sequence
of
constitutional units
in a
chain
.
Note:
The term '
subchain
' may be used to define designated subsets of the constitutional units in a chain.
Source:
PAC, 1996,
68
, 2287
(Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2293