Macromonomer
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A macromonomer is a macromolecule
with one end-group
that enables it to act as a monomer
. Macromonomers will contribute a single monomeric unit to a chain of the completed macromolecule.
Macromolecule
A macromolecule is a very large molecule commonly created by some form of polymerization. In biochemistry, the term is applied to the four conventional biopolymers , as well as non-polymeric molecules with large molecular mass such as macrocycles...
with one end-group
End-group
An end-group in polymer chemistry is a constitutional unit that is an extremity of a macromolecule or oligomer molecule. For example the end-group of a PET polyester may be an alcohol group or a carboxylic acid group...
that enables it to act as a monomer
Monomer
A monomer is an atom or a small molecule that may bind chemically to other monomers to form a polymer; the term "monomeric protein" may also be used to describe one of the proteins making up a multiprotein complex...
. Macromonomers will contribute a single monomeric unit to a chain of the completed macromolecule.