Multi-strand chain

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007685",
  "term": "Multi-strand chain",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A chain composed of three or more parallel strands, so that adjacent constitutional units are linked through more than four atoms in total. A chain with n atoms on one side of its units is called an n-strand chain, for example a three-strand chain. Chains with one or two strands are classed separately as single-strand and double-strand chains.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "chain",
    "constitutional unit"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2295 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/multi-strand-chain/"
}