constitutional sequence

in polymers
Also contains definitions of: diads in polymers, tetrads in polymers, triads
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01287
The whole or part of a @C00946@ comprising one or more species of @C01288@ in defined @ST06775@.
Note:
Constitutional sequences comprising two constitutional units are termed diads, those comprising three constitutional units triads, and so on. In order of increasing @ST06775@ lengths they are called tetrads, pentads, hexads, heptads, octads, nonads, decads, undecads, etc.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. (Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2299 [Terms] [Paper]