An atom or group of atoms (with pendant atoms or groups, if any) comprising a part of the essential structure of a @M03667@, an @O04286@, a @B00682@ or a @C00946@.
Source: PAC, 1996,
68, 2287. (
Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2291 [
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