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(chain) conformational repeating unit

of a polymer

(chain) conformational repeating unit of a polymer

The smallest structural unit of a polymer chain with a given conformation that is repeated along that chain through symmetry operations.
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Purple Book, p. 77
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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. doi:10.1351/goldbook.
Last update: 2009-09-07; version: 2.1.5.
DOI of this term: doi:10.1351/goldbook.C00950.
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