graft macromolecule

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02678
A @M03667@ with one or more species of @B00682@ connected to the @M03694@ as @B00720@, these side chains having constitutional or configurational features that differ from those in the main chain.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. (Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2293 [Terms] [Paper]