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POLYMERE LINEAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Plastics Industry
DEF

A polymer in which the mers are bound to each other in a chain having no branches. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

DEF

A polymer composed of linear macromolecules, [i.e. of macromolecules in which the structure] essentially comprises the multiple repetition in linear sequence of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass.

OBS

linear polymer: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Chimie
  • Industrie des plastiques
DEF

Polymère dans lequel les mères sont reliés les uns aux autres dans une chaîne sans ramification. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

DEF

Polymère formé de macromolécules linéaires, [c'est-à-dire de macromolécules] dont la structure est formée essentiellement de la répétition multiple de la séquence linéaire d'unités dérivées, de fait ou conceptuellement, de molécules de faible masse moléculaire relative.

OBS

polymère linéaire : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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