Preferred Label : oligomer molecule;
IUPAC definition : A molecule of intermediate relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially
comprises a small plurality of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules
of lower relative molecular mass.;
Scope note : if a part or the whole of the molecule has an intermediate relative molecular mass
and essentially comprises a small plurality of units derived, actually or conceptually,
from molecules of lower relative molecular mass, it may be described as oligomeric,
or by oligomer used adjectivally.; a molecule is regarded as having an intermediate relative molecular mass if it has
properties which do vary significantly with the removal of one or a few of the units.;
Origin ID : O04286;
See also
A molecule of intermediate relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially
comprises a small plurality of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules
of lower relative molecular mass.
