cationic polymerization

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An ionic polymerization in which the kinetic-chain carriers are cations.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2308 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)