prepolymer

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07163
Polymer or @O04283@ the molecules of which are capable of entering, through reactive groups, into further @P04740@ and thereby contributing more than one structural unit to at least one type of chain of the final polymer.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889. (Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 897 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'prepolymer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07163 RIS BibTex EndNote
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